THE MAN WHO KNEW
are getting as much of a danger as this infernal girl."
"You take things too much to heart," said the other. "Now I 'll tell you what I 'll do. I am not going out of England. I am going to keep my present menial job. You see, it is n't only the question of money, but I have an idea that your old man has got something up his sleeve for me, and the only way to prevent unpleasant happenings is to keep close to him."
"I have told you a dozen times he has nothing against you," said the other emphatically. "I know his business, and I have seen most of his private papers. If he could have caught you with the goods, he would have had you long ago. I told you that the last time you called at the house and I saw you. What! Do you think John Minute would pay blackmail if he could get out of it? You are a fool!"
"Maybe I am," said the other philosophically, "but I am not such a fool as you think me to be."
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