"You are my prisoner," curtly responded the sheriff.
"For what, sir?" demanded the man.
"For stealing that horse and buggy."
"Good God!" was the instantaneous ejaculation. "You were never more mistaken in your life."
Certainly, the rascal would have made his fortune upon the stage, his look of astonishment was so perfect, while the touch of indignation in his manner heightened this appearance on his part so admirably. The sheriff looked at me as if in doubt. I nodded my head slightly. That which the fellow was only doing as an amateur, was within my professional experience.
"Yes, sir! you are the man," replied the sheriff.
"In a few minutes," said the stranger, "I will prove to you, you are the most mistaken man in the world."
"How?"
"Do you know Mr. Sutherland, sir?"
He had named one of the most prominent citizens in Waukegan.