"I arrest you for setting fire to Mr. Gray's house," was the startling reply.
"Arrest me!" exclaimed the young machinist. "What do you mean? I never set fire to any one's house."
"Oh, yes, you did," put in the manufacturer. "Only you didn't expect to be caught."
"It's false, I----"
"It's true. You shall suffer heavily for this night's work," went on Mr. Gray, bitterly. "We'll see if the law allows tenants who won't pay their rents to set their landlords' houses on fire! Watch him Parker, don't let him escape you!"
"Mr. Gray, I never----" began Jack.
"Come along," broke in the officer, roughly. "You can do your talking in the morning."
And without further words Jack was marched off to the Corney jail.
CHAPTER IV.
BAD NEWS FOR DEB