One of 'em was old--over fifty, I guess--an' the other was a young chap.

I'm sure of that.
"They said that one or the other of 'em would be in this neighbourhood when the job was pulled off; that one thousand dollars would be paid down when we started; another thousand when we got 'er into the cave; and the rest when we had 'er at the dock in New York--alive an' unhurt.
See?
We was given to understand that she was to travel all the rest of 'er life fer 'er health.

I remember one thing plain: The old man said to the young 'un: 'She must not know a thing of this, or it will ruin everything.' He wasn't referrin' to the girl either.

There was another woman in the case.

They seemed mighty anxious to pull the job off without this woman gettin' next.
"Well, we got ready to start, and the two parties coughed up the thousand plunks--that is, the young 'un handed it over to Sam when the old 'un told him to.