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he arrived it was about noon, so as lie enters the 

 tavern he sees Sassy standing with his face to the 

 fire and his back to the door, and what does he do 

 but slip into the meal-room and hide himself till 

 night. Just as it was dark in comes old Bambrick, 

 the innkeeper, with a light in his hand, and Felix 

 slips behind him, shuts to the door, and tells him 

 the whole story from beginning to end ; how Sassy 

 had served him ; and lists the old fellow in his ser- 

 vice, and off they set to a magistrate and get out a 

 warrant, and then they goes to the deputy- sheriff, 

 and gets Sassy arrested. Sassy was so taken aback, 

 he was hardly able to speak for a minute or two, for 

 he never expected Felix would follow him into 

 Oanady at all, seein' that if he oncet reached British 

 soil he was safe. But he soon come to again, so he 

 ups and bullies. " Pray sir," sais he, " what do you 

 mean by this ? " " Nothin' above partikelar," sais 

 Felix, quite cool ; " only I guess I want the pleasure 

 of your company back, that's all ;" and then turnin' 

 to the onder sheriff, " Squire," sais he, " will you 

 take a turn or two in the entry, while Sassy and I 

 settle a little matter of business together ? " and out 

 goes Nab. "Mr. Foyle," sais Sassy, "I have no 

 business to settle with you arrest me, sir, at your 

 peril, and I'll action you in law for false imprison- 

 ment." " Where's my money," sais Felix ; " where's 

 my four thousand dollars ? " " What do I know 

 about your money ? " sais Sassy. " Well," sais 



