I am not sure he ever heard of me, unless the woman told him.
He was working under her orders, and wired her when Cavendish got away to come out at once.

He didn't know what to do." Lacy laughed, and began to refill his pipe.
"That was when I first began to smell a mouse," he said, more at ease.
"The fellow was so scared I caught on that this was no common kidnapping outfit, like I had thought before.

He wasn't easy pumped, but I pumped him.

I told him we'd have the guy safe enough inside of twenty-four hours--hell! there wasn't no chance for him to get away, for the blame fool headed East on foot straight across the desert--but he sent off the wire just the same.

That's what I thought brought you along." He leaned over, and lowered his voice.