It's the only thing that stands between us and State prison, for they've got the goods on Hawkins and unless we see him safe he'll turn on us and help them send us up!" "Have you seen him ?" I gasped.
"I've just come from head-quarters," he answered.

"The fool had been drinking and had given up a lot of information already.

So I frightened him until he agreed to shut up.

They trouble is we gave him too much money.

He says now that unless we protect him and keep him out of State prison he will give up the whole game to the district attorney.