of the local men. The Pinkerton Agency hired the two men who accompanied the funds from England.”
“Then fire them.”
Gabe looked up then, his eyes narrowing. “On what grounds?”
“They’re both green as grass, man! I doubt they could guard their own mothers, let alone a valuable shipment of gold.”
“They won’t be doing it alone.”
“They shouldn’t be doing it at all!”
Gabe weighed Victor’s concerns against his own, then shook his head. “It’s too late. Hiring two new guards would provide a security breach, and we can’t afford to go shorthanded.”
“But—”
“The matter is finished.”
Victor visibly seethed, but Gabe ignored him. Scooping his hat from the bed, he decided it was time to make the rounds and check on security matters himself. Then he would need to make his way into the city to meet with Josiah Burton in the main office.
Maybe by keeping his mind on the details of the job, he would push the mysterious Phoebe Gray from his thoughts once and for all.
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