I think I'll get my hands on that gold presently.' The sergeant withdrew, and Downy touched Chris on the shoulder.
'It's a bad business, miss,' he said.

'You made a plucky fight, but this was inevitable.

Will you tell me where he was hidden ?' Chris arose and stood with her back to the wall and answered him in a firm voice.

She understood the futility of further evasion.
'He hid in the tank,' she said.

'It has a false bottom, and you get in from below.' The detective expressed incredulity in a long breath.
'Well, that fairly beats me,' he said.