The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan Detective Series) — page 376: what you’re looking at

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Ri tad "Well, I reckon it's easy arranged," returned the sheriff. "T'll take ‘em along and we can fix the warrants later. Guess I'll see 'em safe in the jail at the county-seat— Eldorado can't offer 'em all the comforts of a first-class cell.” "One thing,” said Madden. "Thorn, I heard you say the other night to Delaney, ‘You were always afraid of him— that time in New York—' What did that mean? You tried this thing before?" Thorn looked up with stricken face, which had been hidden in his hands. "Chief, I'm sorry about this. I'll talk. We had it all set to pull it once at the office in New York, when you were away on a hunting trip. But if you were afraid of Delaney, he was a lot more afraid of you. He got cold feet—backed out at the last minute—" "And why wouldn't I back out?" snarled Delaney. "I couldn't trust any of you. A bunch of yellow dogs—" "Is that so?" cried Shaky Phil. "Are you talking about me?" "Sure I'm talking about you. I suppose you didn't try to cop the pearls in Frisco when we sent you up there to draw Louie Wong away? Oh, I know all about that—" "Why wouldn't I try to cop them?" demanded Shaky Phil. "You been trying to cop them, haven't you? When you thought Draycott was bringing them, what did you try to pull? Oh, brother Henry's been on to you—" 376 comiicboeoe S CO