“I know my duty, and I’ve got my warrant,� Andrews responded doggedly.
Mayo Osborne looked perplexed. “We’ve got to submit to law and officers,� he said, “Red, you and Giles go to Larkland, please—Polly’ll be uneasy—and tell her about this arrest business—� He laughed—“and get Anne and Dick.�
“We’re going to stand by you, you know, Mayo,� said Red Mayo. “We know it wasn’t—wasn’t an intentional crime. It was perfectly natural you should not consider that your old friend was an enemy alien and that you should shelter Kuno Kleist——�
“Kuno Kleist! What do you mean?� demanded Black Mayo.
“He was—wasn’t he?—the man who visited you secretly, who——�
“That tall, fair man with a little pointed beard. If he wasn’t Kuno Kleist, who was he?�
“I can’t tell you. I submit to arrest. But, Mr. Law Officer, will you explain why you are such an early bird, out at daybreak?�
“I’m on my job,� replied Andrews. “A good citizen came to me in the night and said you were fixing to skip the country and——�
Black Mayo considered this with a frown. Suddenly he gave a startled exclamation. “Charles Smith told you that?� he demanded sharply.
“Yes; he——�