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80 UNDER HIS THUMB. infer that his guess was correct. Then the boy eva- ; sively replied: “T didn’t say he did, mister.’ repeated, at a loss how to dispose of the lad now that he had caught him. “Tve no right to ee you.”’ “You must tell me.’ : ‘‘How can yer make me? If you take how to make a man talk, just show me how yer does it.” Blain gave Steve an angry shake, and then said: “You were listening just now at the open hatch over the basement. ’’ “S’posin’ I was?’’. “What did you hear?’’ ‘Heard you and another fellow talking.”’ “Did you see the one who was with me?’’ ‘Vas ’’ ‘“And recognized him?’’ ‘‘Course I did.’’ “Did you hear what was said?”’ »**A-part of it,’ “What was said ?’’ ‘‘T ain’t going to repeat all you was saying. *Twas something about a message that he wanted you to ~ carry to somebody, and you was ’fraid you would cet drunk and lose it. That was the amount of it, and I guess you will get drunk and lose yer mes- sage if you’ve got one.” Biain looked relieved. It appeared that the boy ob- tained only an imperfect idea of what had passed between George Dyer and himself, and trou this there was no great danger. eat Did my father cena you here?’”’ Clarence Blain ‘You do not know what the message was, do comicbooks.co mm ; DAT