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THE SHADOW
crawl out of again inside o' three months?"
"I know all that!" acknowledged Blake.
For the second time Tankred turned and studied the other man.
"And you 're still goin' after your gen'leman friend from up North?" he inquired.
"Pip, I 've got to get that man!"
"You've got 'o?"
"I 've got to, and I 'm going to!"
Tankred threw his cigar-end away and laughed leisurely and quietly.
"Then what 're we sittin' here arguin' about, anyway? If it 's settled, it 's settled, ain't it?"
"Yes, I think it 's settled!"
Again Tankred laughed.
"But take it from me, my friend, you 'll sure see some rough goin' this next few days!"
