He had expected to be summoned as a witness against the prisoner they had taken, but not a word was said to him.

He looked about to see if the detective was in sight, but he had disappeared.
"That was an ugly-looking man," said a gentleman in the street, after the carousers had returned to the saloon.

"I hope he has not injured you." "Not at all, sir; he was too drunk to do all he could have done if he had been in full possession of his faculties, for he is a much heavier person than I am," replied Christy.

"Why was I not summoned as a witness at his examination ?" "Oh, bless you, sir! they will not examine or try him; they will sober him off, and then discharge him.

He is the captain of that little steamer near the public wharf.