"On what charge?"
"Murder!"
He knew the voice.
He had no need to look round; the voice was not one easily forgotten.
It was our old friend Pike, the English detective.
"Yes, Hunston," replied the officer coolly. "You have been giving me a lot of trouble, but it was only a question of time and patience, I knew. Come along; you are my prisoner."
CHAPTER XVI.
A GREAT DANGER—OFF AND AWAY!—POOR PIKE.
Hunston quailed. He was lost.