He and the two mates, are as I learn, the only native-born Americans in the ship.

The others are Finns and Germans.

I know, also, that they were all three away from the ship last night.

I had it from the stevedore who has been loading their cargo.

By the time that their sailing-ship reaches Savannah the mail-boat will have carried this letter, and the cable will have informed the police of Savannah that these three gentlemen are badly wanted here upon a charge of murder." There is ever a flaw, however, in the best laid of human plans, and the murderers of John Openshaw were never to receive the orange pips which would show them that another, as cunning and as resolute as themselves, was upon their track.