that Bradley & Co. should take an
interest in his movements. They would make a pile of money if he pulled
off the deal-far more than he would. It was not strange that they should
watch his invasion of the bank. They knew he wanted money, and a bank
was the place to get it. That was the way he viewed the matter on the
instant. He replied to Sibley cheerfully. "A hundred to one is a lot
when you win it," he said enigmatically.

"It depends on how much you have on," was Sibley's quiet reply--"a
dollar or a thousand dollars.

"If you've got a big thing on, and you've got an outsider that you think
is goin' to win and beat the favourite, it's just as well to run no
risks. Believe me, Mr. Kerry, if you've got anything on that asks for
your attention, it'd be sense and saving if you didn't give evidence at
the Logan Trial next week. It's pretty well-guessed what you're goin' to
say and what you know, and you take it from me, the M'Mahon mob that's
behind Logan 'll have it in for you. They're terrors when they get
goin', and if your evidence puts one of that lot away, ther'll be
trouble for you. I wouldn't do it--honest, I wouldn't. I've been out
West here a good many years, and I know the place and the people. It's
a good place, and there's lots of first-class people here, but there's
a few offscourings that hang like wolves on the edge of the sheepfold,
ready to murder and git."

"That was what you wanted to see me about, wasn't it?" Crozier asked
quietly.

"Yes; the other was just a shot on the chance. I don't like to see men
sneakin' about and watching. If they do, you can bet there's something
wrong. But the other thing, the Logan Trial business, is a dead
certainty. You're only a new-comer, in a kind of way, and you don't
need to have the same responsibility as the rest. The Law'll get what it
wants whether you chip in or not. Let it alone. What's the Law ever done
for you that you should run risks for it? It's straight talk, Mr. Kerry.
Have a cancer in the bowels next week or go off to see a dyin' brother,
but don't give evidence at the Logan Trial--don't do it. I got a
feeling--I'm superstitious--all sportsmen are. By following my instincts
I've saved myself a whole lot in my time."

"Yes; all men that run chances have their superstitions, and they're
not to be sneered at," replied Crozier thoughtfully. "If you see black,
don't play white; if you see a chestnut crumpled up, put your money
on the bay even when the