“Why did you draw a revolver on me if you did not fear arrest?”
“I did not draw one.”
“It amounts to the same thing. You tried to do so.”
“I certainly do not want to be arrested. I am told that the chief of police here has all crooks, who appear in public places, gathered in and sent to prison.”
“You admit being a crook?”
“I was one in England up until about a year ago.”
“Is it not possible the English authorities are searching for you now?”
“There is no charge hanging over me, my friend.”
“I only have your word for that,” remarked Burt.
“This time my word goes.”