“Well, before I make my statement I’d like to request that my share of the reward, if there is any coming to me, shall be paid over to the widow of the man who gave me the information. Poor chap, he sacrificed himself for the good of the State, and his family should be spared all the suffering possible.”
“Quite right, Mr. Cavanagh. You may consider that request granted. Now for the facts.”
“Before going into that, Mr. Attorney, I’d like to speak to you alone.”
“Very well, sir,” replied the attorney. Then waving his hand toward the others, he said: “Boys, just ride off a little piece, will you?”
When they were alone, Cavanagh remarked: “I don’t think it wise to give these names to the wind, for if we do, there will be more fugitives.”
“I see your point,” Simpson agreed.
Thereupon, rapidly and concisely, the ranger reported what Dunn had said, and the attorney listened thoughtfully without speaking to the end; then he added: “That tallies with what we have got from Ballard.”
“Was Ballard in it?” asked Cavanagh.
“Yes, we forced a confession from him.”
“If he was in it, it was merely for the pay. He represented some one else.”