He was the man who had done the smuggling.
Walking over to the detectives, he said to them in low tones:
"If you resist, my friends will fire."
"We don't intend to," replied Old King Brady.
"Then I'll relieve you of your own handcuffs to secure you."
He felt in the old detective's pocket, brought out the steel bracelets and snapped them on the detective.
Young King Brady was very restless.
To submit without a fight was more than he could bear.
His obstinacy suddenly got the best of his good judgment, and he made up his mind to give them a tussle.
Leaping beside the girl he seized her, swung her around between himself and the other men and cried: