Say, Breen!" Jack rose to his feet and met the speaker half way.
"What do you know, Breen, about that scoop in gold stock?
Heard anything about it?
Who engineered it?
Charley Gilbert's cleaned out, I hear." "I don't know anything," said Jack.

"I left the office at noon and came up town.

Who did you say was cleaned out ?" "Why, Charley Gilbert.

You must know him." "Yes, I know him.

What's happened to him ?" "Flat broke--that's what happened to him.