No foolin' now, 'r I blow a hole through ye!" Haggerty wheeled quickly.

"'S that you, Dorgan?
Come up." "Haggerty ?" said the astonished patrolman.

"An' Mitchell an' I've been watchin' these lights fer an hour!" "Some one's been here, though; so y' weren't wasting your time.

I climbed up th' fire-escape in th' alley an' got a nice biff on th' coco for me pains.

See any one running before y' saw th' lights ?" "Why, yes!" "Ha! It's hard work t' get it int' your heads that when y' see a man running at this time o' night, in a quiet side-street it's up t' you t' ask him questions." "Thought he was chasin' a cab." "Well, listen here.