The hall door to the street was closed, but both were quite well aware that there was an officer on guard outside.
"He told me," whispered the Runt.

"Metzer was fixin' ter snitch on him ter-night.

Dey've got de goods on Stace, too.

He made a bum job of it." "Why didn't he get out of de country den when he had de chanst, instead of hangin' around here all afternoon ?" demanded Jimmie Dale.
"He was broke," the Runt answered.

"We was gettin' de coin fer him ter fade away wid ter-night, an'-- " A revolver shot from above cut short his words.