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The old man made a little run towards the door, but, as Athelney Jones put his broad back up against it, he recognized the uselessness of resistance

"Pretty sort o' treat his stick "I coentleman, and you tho I never saw in my life, seize me and treat me in this fashion!"

"You will be none the worse," I said "We shall recompense you for the loss of your ti to wait"

He cah, and seated hi on his hands Jones and I resuars and our talk Suddenly, however, Holht offer ar too," he said

We both started in our chairs There was Hol close to us with an air of quiet amusement

"Holmes!" I exclaimed "You here! But where is the oldout a heap of white hair "Here he is,--hiskers, eyebrows, and all I thought ood, but I hardly expected that it would stand that test"

"Ah, You rogue!" cried Jones, highly delighted "You would have made an actor, and a rare one You had the proper workhouse cough, and those weak legs of yours are worth ten pound a week I thought I knew the glint of your eye, though You didn't get away froet-up all day," said he, lighting his cigar "You see, a good in to knowsoo on the war-path under soot ht me here"

"How has your case prospered?"

"It has all co I have had to release two of ainst the other two"

"Never ive you two others in the place of them But you must put yourself under my orders You are welcome to all the official credit, but you reed?"

"Entirely, if you will help me to the men"

"Well, then, in the first place I shall want a fast police-boat--a steam launch--to be at the Wested There is always one about there; but I can step across the road and telephone to make sure"