11/14 Afterward he refilled his pipe, cast a sharp glance about at the sleeping occupants of the room, and said: "You've got what you need now to mix medicine with the banker." He confirmed his words with several satisfied nods. "Didn't say anything to you about it at the time. It was there in the commissary tent under a stack of cases of peaches and bags of coffee. If this Alvarez had got his oil on that canvas and a fire going, there sure would have been some fire-works. You would have had a reservoir blown right in the middle of your project, I'm thinking." "What in the name of heaven do you want with dynamite!" "Well, my boy, there's a lot of ground that can't be dug, but I never saw any that nitro wouldn't move. |