But one thing looms up above it all, and that is that Chicago is ahead of the world in everything--in detection as well as in fires." "My dear sir," cried Lecocq, "it is not true.

I will show you in a moment--" "You won't show _me_," said Speed, and he straightway disappeared.
"Come, Ferris," said Brenton, "after all, you are the only friend I seem to have; come with me." "Where are you going ?" asked Ferris, as they left.
"I want to see how my wife takes the news." "Don't," said Mr.Ferris--"don't do anything of the kind.

Leave matters just where they are.

Everything has turned out what you would call all right.

You see that your interference, as far as it went, was perfectly futile and useless.