Shadow, the Mysterious Detective

d among the tightest I count that night, when in the old sugar-house, conver

w I commenced retreating, even while Cap was com

, who, as Shadow had informed me, was already there, a fact unkn

ayed me, and my heart swelled with gratitude to

the guard, it would not be Shadow's fault

learned that a young fellow answering his description was kept

nt as rapidly as I could witho

ed it a

hed the spot where h

ould take Cap to grow impatient at not seeing me

d I'm much obliged for it," I said,

e h

es

rig

es

of his black h

should

wrong, wa

ered. "What's the matter wit

or another one-you see we keep this place well guarded-no

as I've got one or two mes

rec

hand was o

of turning it when

pass?" he

e w

e p

t pa

out a new pass, and none go thro

ed, clenching my fists unseen by the guard. "It's a

get through here until the cap'n gives me ord

my t

e I was not going to

out!" I

n't d

e out,

hout the cap'n's orders. So

e densely dark place I

you?" cap was im

s no tim

owl

" returned

somebody was h

led with mistrust, and making a d

last and

my clen

p

en the eyes, and felled hi

he yelled, as

ard th

me flying, drawing hi

rtunity, and seizing and turning the knob, I flun

man I might chance to meet would be more likely friends of the pirates than friends

at side of the building,

ed was Dick Stanton,

iar snuffle that had long b

g to my feet, and dropping all

ere was no chance of his being rescued by the pirat

re you

rning swiftly, glanced keenly at me, pausing be

en?" I asked, with a laugh,

war

rre

guise is

own mother

e world do you manage to ge

ne. I say, Dick, go

N

hen, will you? Mine I forg

t mine also. I haven't got so good

kly drawing a revolver, placed it to his t

you mean?"

show

e of yours," said t

oke for you," said I.

at

'em

of the revolver against

nce of the movement, and lo

umed angry tone, to carry out the idea that he

ief is bad enough, but to call yourself a detective and then be in league with a gang of cut-throats, rive

n's ja

nered and

" he g

head, he walked dumb

on me?" he pleaded, humbly,

ain by it?" I

turns State's evidence," he said, e

ed I was wi

o sooner found out than he was r

an tell me what you please, and if I then think your

fellow," he said, fawnin

do exactly

he promptl

ad occurr

specific charge against him-to take him to a secret place of confinement, and there keep him unti

ssary to retrace some of our steps, and we once again

member, was willing to be treacherous toward his pals, so, now,

r name in that locality-he suddenly pursed up his lips and whis

ntended it

not mi

men dashed out of the "boozing ken" t