Still, as she promised you nothing, I don't see why you came here." "Stormont played me for a sucker; found out all I knew and turned me down!" Drummond answered with a savage sparkle in his eyes.
Scott was silent for a few moments and then looked up.

"You can begin work to-morrow and Mr.Thirlwell will pay you what you're worth.

We'll make no further promise, but if you like, you can tell us anything you think important." "Miss Strange knows," said Drummond with a curious smile.

"You want to remember that I told Stormont the creek runs _south_.

She does run south, for a piece, but she turns and goes down a valley to the east." "Then it's hard to see your object for playing the crook with Stormont, though I don't suppose he'd have done the square thing if you had put him on the right track," Scott remarked.