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He hires and fires everybody and pays everybody." "Rather unusual, isn't it?" commented Jimmy. "Very," said Everett. "Here's some of us have been with Mr. Compton since Bince was in long clothes, and then he comes in here and says that we are not to be trusted with the pay-roll." "Well," said Jimmy, "I shall have to go to him to see it then." "He won't show it to you," said Everett.
The nature of the man's testimony was such that, like Krovac's, it was difficult of impeachment, although Jimmy was positive that Bince perjured himself, especially in a statement that he made of a conversation he had with Mr. Compton the morning of the murder, in which he swore that Compton stated that he intended to discharge Torrance that day.
They were the only two pistols he ever bought, according to Mr. Bince, and his daughter, aside from one which he had at home, which has also been accounted for. The drawer in which Mr. Bince saw you place this pistol we found open and the pistol gone. It looks pretty bad for you, young fellow, and if you want a chance to dodge the rope you'd better plead guilty and tell us why you did it."
He looked straight into Krovac's eyes. "There is," muttered the latter. "It would be worth something of course," suggested Bince. "How much?" asked Krovac. "Oh, I should think it ought to be worth a hundred dollars," replied Bince. Krovac thought for a moment. "I think I can arrange it," he said, "but I would have to have fifty now."
Bince realized only too well that he was absolutely in the power of the fellow and immediately his manner changed. "Come," he said, "Krovac, there is no use in our quarreling. You can help me and I can help you. There must be some other way to get around this." "What are you trying to do?" asked Krovac.
"He hasn't got my job yet," growled the other, "but he's letting out hard-working men with families without any reason. The first thing you know you'll have a strike on your hands." "I haven't heard any one else complaining," said Bince. "You will, though," replied Krovac.
He was one of the best friends that I ever had, and I can tell you now what I couldn't have you a month ago: that when I employed you and put you in this position it was with the hope that eventually you would fill the place in my business and in my home of the son I never had." "Do you think Elizabeth guessed what was in your mind?" asked Bince. "I don't know," replied the older man.
What we want to do is get rid of Torrance." "That isn't all you want to do," said Krovac. "There is something else." Bince realized that he was compromised as hopelessly already as he could be if the man had even more information. "Yes," he said, "there is something beside Torrance's interference in the shop.
Compton's daughter, and when I do that he expects to retire from business, leaving me in full charge here. Now, do you get me?" Jimmy had involuntarily acquired antipathy toward Bince at their first meeting, an antipathy which had been growing the more that he saw of the assistant general manager.
"Of course he doesn't like Jimmy, but why is he so peeved because Jimmy came to work this morning I don't quite get it." Almost immediately Bince sent for Krovac, and when the latter came and stood before his desk the assistant general manager looked up at him questioningly. "Well?" he asked. "Look at my chin," was Krovac's reply, "and he damn near killed the other guy."
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