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"I don't know that I have anything else to tell you I had heard a waterman speak of the speed of Sht she would be a handy craft for our escape I engaged with old Sot us safe to our ship He knew, no doubt, that there was some screw loose, but he was not in our secrets All this is the truth, and if I tell it to you, gentlemen, it is not to aood turn,--but it is because I believe the best defence I can , but let all the world kno badly I have myself been served by Major Sholto, and how innocent I am of the death of his son"

"A very re wind-up to an extre at all new to ht your own rope That I did not know By the way, I had hoped that Tonga had lost all his darts; yet he ed to shoot one at us in the boat"

"He had lost them all, sir, except the one which was in his blow-pipe at the tiht of that"

"Is there any other point which you would like to ask about?" asked the convict, affably

"I think not, thank you," my companion answered

"Well, Holmes," said Athelney Jones, "You are a man to be humored, and we all know that you are a connoisseur of cri what you and your friend asked me I shall feel more at ease e have our story-teller here safe under lock and key The cab still waits, and there are two inspectors down-stairs I aed to you both for your assistance Of course you will be wanted at the trial Good-night to you"

"Good-night, gentlemen both," said Jonathan Small

"You first, Small," remarked the wary Jones as they left the room "I'll take particular care that you don't club entleman at the Andaman Isles"

"Well, and there is the end of our little dra in silence "I fear that it ation in which I shall have the chance of studying your methods Miss Morstan has done me the honor to accept me as a husband in prospective"