The last I heard of him, he was workin' as a stool-pigeon an' snitcher for the worst scoundrel of the lot."
"The Crevice"
William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
It was true that there had been no connection between them in years, but he remembered Jimmy's attitude toward the "snitcher," as well as toward the man who "held out" on his pals; and behind his cupidity was a lurking caution which was made manifest when he walked into the kitchen and found Mrs. Pennold with her shriveled arms immersed in the washtub.
"The Crevice"
William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander