I believe, and so does the chief of police, that Mr.Mallow has something to do with the gang of crooks that infests this country.

One thing is certain, they're not the native product, and our hold-ups aren't staged by rope-chokers out of work." Calvin Gray turned now and openly stared at the object of Coverly's suspicions.

There was an alert interest in his eyes.

"You've cinched the matter with me," he declared, after a moment.

"Get out your diamonds to-morrow; I'm going to take the night train to Ranger." Later that evening, after his guest had gone, Gray took occasion deliberately to put himself in Mallow's way and to get into conversation with him.