5Dick did not get a good look at his new pal until the day broke. Plug proved to be a short fellow, but broad and husky. He had an ugly, sensible, good-humoured face that d**k took to at once. Like most chauffeurs he was excellent company with his dry, derisive manner. Plug never let anything on. The two lads got along like a house afire.
Dick was still well supplied with money; so they took a comfortable lodging in Bloomsbury; and supplied themselves with what they needed.
“There’s no call for us to stint ourselves,” said d**k. “The owners of the pearls, whoever they may be, certainly owe us a good living for keeping them out of the hands of those crooks.”
“You’ll need help guarding them,” said Plug. “I t’ink maybe I better not look for a job right away.”
“Suits me,” said d**k.
So Pl
