Blair believed that, to save himself, Tony Riley would tell the police all he knew about the robbery. Bull made up his mind not to visit any of his usual haunts.
Quick was startled by hearing what seemed to be a row down-stairs.
“Jimmy don’t seem to be able to keep them roosters from fighting,” he remarked. “It would be different if I was behind the bar.”
Suddenly everything became quiet and Mike dropped into an armchair. At that very moment the door of the room was thrown open.
Burt Cromwell stood upon the threshold.
CHAPTER XXIX.
PIERRE JACQUET’S REVENGE.
At sight of the detective Quick sprang to his feet. Not until then did he see that Burt Cromwell had a cocked revolver in his hand.
“Sit down!”
Mike obeyed mechanically. When Enoch Cook told the detective he had located Bull Blair at the dive, Frank Hare wanted to go there.
Burt Cromwell insisted upon taking the matter in his own hands. Of course he prevailed.