butCharliealludedtoitoneveryoccasion,alwaysasastoryfromwhichmoneywastobemade。
“IthinkIdeservetwenty-fivepercent。,don’tI,atleast。”besaid,withbeautifulfrankness“Isuppliedalltheideas,didn’tI?”
ThisgreedinessforsilverwasanewsideinhisnatureIassumedthatithadbeendevelopedintheCity,whereCharliewaspickingupthecuriousnasaldrawloftheunderbredCityman。
“Whenthething’sdonewe’lltalkaboutitIcan’tmakeanythingofitatpresentRed-hairedorblack-hairedheroareequallydifficult。”
Hewassittingbythefirestaringattheredcoals“Ican’tunderstandwhatyoufindsodifficultIt’sallascleanasmudtome。”herepliedAjetofgaspuffedoutbetweenthebars,tooklightandwhistledsoftly“Supposewetakethered-hairedhero’sadventuresfirst,fromthetimethathecamesouthtomygalleyandcaptureditandsailedtotheBeaches。”