I'll set my lawyers to work at once.

If that is the cause"-- he struck the table resolutely with his clenched fist--"the scoundrels shall be brought to book!" His eyes shifted as he lifted them to find Scarborough looking at him.
"You have inside connections with the Chicago railway crowd, have you not, Mr.Whitney ?" he inquired.
"I think I have," said Whitney, with easy candor.

"That's why I feel confident your suggestion has no foundation--beyond your suspicion of all men engaged in large enterprises.

It's a wonder you don't suspect me.
Indeed, you probably will." He spoke laughingly.

Scarborough's answer was a grave smile.
"My personal loss may save me from you," Whitney went on.