I should, perhaps, have been a little more circumspect, and kept the facts to myself, but I knew that I could trust you." His eye dwelt upon the sheriff a moment and then wandered to Pete Moser who had sat silently listening throughout the colloquy.
"Would it be too much," Terry inquired, "to ask you to keep silent until tomorrow morning ?" "You can trust me to keep quiet," said Mattison, holding out his hand.
"Me too," said Moser.

"I reckon I can make up something that'll satisfy the boys about as well as the real thing." "Thank you," Terry said.

"I guess you can all right! There doesn't seem to be anything the matter with your imaginations down here." "And now," said Mattison, rising, "I suppose the first thing, is to see about Radnor's release, though I swear I don't know yet what was the matter with him on the day of the crime." "I believe you have the honor of Miss Polly Mathers's acquaintance?
Perhaps she will enlighten you," suggested Terry.
A look of illumination flashed over Mattison's face.

Terry laughed and rose.
"I have a reason for suspecting that Miss Mathers has changed her mind and, if it is not too irregular, I should like by way of payment to drive her to the Kennisburg jail myself and let her be the first to tell him--I want to give her a reason for remembering me.".