In Sight of St. Paul's — page 185: what you’re looking at

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186 THE LAST LINK. ‘“T was promised twenty pounds if I delivered Tis? ‘Who are you?’ ‘‘T was Captain Gridston’s valet, but I was dis- charged this morning.”’ ““T’ll go at once!’’ exclaimed Tom, impulsively. ‘“You forget you’re under arrest,’’ retorted the in- spector, restraining him with a gesture. The face of the bearer of the note expressed the most profound surprise at this statement. ‘‘But surely,’’ exclaimed Tom, pleadingly, and in - the greatest excitement, ‘‘you’ll give me a chance to find the murderer of my brother and to save myself!”’ It was a very dificult position in which the in- spector was placed. On the one hand was an infringe- ment of his duty, on the other the possibility of re- fusing an innocent man the chance of saving his neck from the gallows. He hesitated, glanced scrutinizingly at the man _ who was virtually his prisoner, and then made up his mind to take the chances. After all, he was a man before being a policeman. | “Ves, I will!’ he declared, ‘‘for,’’ with the force of conviction, ‘‘I don’t believe you’re guilty! The law says I mustn’t lose sight of you. Well, I won’t! © For I’ll come and help youif I can! It may savea mistake, and my idea of police work is to prevent crime as well as to discover it,’? Eomichbooks.co nN