“I ain't the man!” he said. “It's that young feller yonder.”
The man with the lantern turned in the direction of the other cell.
“He's only a kid!” he said doubtfully.
“All the same, he's the hoss thief!” said the tramp earnestly.
“Is he telling the truth?” asked the leader, turning to the men who were just behind him.
“He looks most like the hoss thief!” said Dan Muggins. “The other's a milk-and-water chap, just out of boardin'-school.”
“You're right! Smash in the cage!”