"He is mistaken," blustered the sharper. "I am an honest man. My name is William G. Harrow, and I am in the crockery business over in Park Place."
"Well, the best you two can do is to come with me," said the policeman.
"Where to?"
"To the police station. You can tell your story there."
"I am willing," returned Ralph, promptly.
"It is an outrage," cried Jackson Walters. "A respectable citizen like myself to be dragged to the station house——"
"You won't be dragged, you can walk," interrupted the policeman, with fine sarcasm.
The fact that Ralph was willing to go while the other was not, had impressed him greatly in the lad's favor.
"It's all the same. This boy is a young gamester. He wanted to frighten me into paying him money. It's a pure case of blackmail."
"If it is, the boy will be sent up for it," replied the policeman, sharply. "Just come with me, both of you."