“Yes.”
“Then I swear that he shall be brought to justice. He shall hang.”
“That is just what we are trying to do now,” said Old King Brady. “And I think we are in a fair way to succeed.”
“I hope so. Oh, gentlemen, I place myself in your hands! What ought I to do under these circumstances?”
“Keep very quiet,” advised Old King Brady. “Officers will come here to arrest you and to search your room. Make no objection. Even let them arrest you if they will. Have faith in us. We will not see you come to harm.”
“Oh, heaven bless you! This is a terrible nightmare to me.”
“Do as we tell you and you will be safe!”
“I will surely do so!”
The Bradys now took their leave.
They carried with them the blood-stained clothes and all the evidences of the murder.