"Through a crack I saw some men at work in a basement room," he replied.
"Do you know what they were doing ?" "Counterfeiting, I should think." "Well, is there anything wrong in that ?" "I suppose you wouldn't want to be found out," he answered.
"I didn't mean to have you make this discovery.

Now there's only one thing to be done." "What's that ?" "You have become possessed of an important--I may say, a dangerous secret.

You have us in your power." "I suppose," said Jack, "you are afraid I will denounce you to the police ?" "Well, there is a possibility of that.

That class of people has a prejudice against us, though we are only doing what everybody likes to do--making money." "Will you let me go if I keep your secret ?" "What assurance have we that you would keep your promise ?" "I would pledge my word." "Your word!" Foley--for this was the old man's real name--snapped his fingers.

"I wouldn't give that for it.