"What's your name?" he asked. "You can tell that, can't you?"
"Yes, sir," faltered Jake.
"SPEAK, MAN! OR I CHOKE YOU."
"Well, tell it then, and be quick about it."
"My name is Jacob Elliott," said that worthy, fairly gasping for breath in his embarrassment.
"Oh! you do know your name, then," said the officer. "Now, then, where do you come from?"
"From Alabama," answered Jake.
"From Alabama! the mischief you do! You're an American then? What the mischief are you doing here?"