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to try their tricks on the horses ! Moriarty hasn't 

 let his eye off Garryowen since I left. I'll pension 

 him for life if I win the City and Sub. But think 

 of the blackheartedness of it — " 



He went into the details we know — Susie 

 Gallagher's " information," and the fact that it 

 was almost certain Black Larry would try the 

 business that night. 



Mr Dashwood's eyes sparkled as he Hstened. 



" What are you going to do? "he asked. 



" Catch him if I can," said French. " There 

 mustn't be any shooting. I don't want any police 

 business, for then I'd be held as a witness at the 

 Assizes. But if I catch him I'll give him some- 

 thing to remember to-night by and let him go." 



" You'U let me help? " said Bobby. 



" Of course I'll let you help. And so it was 

 Susie Gallagher brought the news? " 



" Yes," said Miss Grimshaw. " I told old Mrs 

 Moriarty — you remember that day you took me 

 to see her? — ^well, I told her to let me know if she 

 heard of any mischief. I guess she kept her ears 

 open, for I gave her a shilling, and promised her 

 five if she got any information. You'll have to 

 pay that." 



French chuckled. 



" Ever since you've entered the house," said 

 he, " you've been putting things straight and 

 saving us all from ourselves. Look here, now," 

 said Mr French, resting his elbow on the table and 

 checking off the items with the index finger of his 



