"He was--he'd full control of the money.

He drew me into things--drew me into 'em in such a clever way that when the smash came I couldn't help myself.

I had to go through with it.

And I never knew until--until the two years was over--that Mallalieu had that money safely put away." "But--you got to know, eventually," remarked Tallington.

"And--I suppose--you agreed to make use of it ?" Cotherstone smote the table again.
"Yes!" he said with some heat.