"You 've already worked in this country, have n't you. Your letter of recommendation from the Eastern Electric—"
"Was forged," said Yeasky quietly. "No, I have never been employed here. I came from Fiume with Prince Koltsoff. I had some thought at the time of deserting; but I was afraid. Now my mind is made up. I want to remain here; I shall remain. I have a brother in Chicago."
"Good," said Armitage. "Come on, now, quickly."
Softly they went down the stairs, and after switching off the burglar alarm, Jack escorted the man out of the servants' door, where he whistled softly. The watchman came up on the run.
"Here's a burglar I caught," said Jack cheerfully. "He was lurking in the second floor hallway."
The watchman, a former New York policeman, was not excited.
"All right," he said. "We 'll take him to the gate house and telephone for the patrol."
This was done and within half an hour the sidelights of the heavy vehicle plunged out of the darkness to the gate.
"Now, don't worry," whispered Armitage, as the man was bundled into the wagon. "I 'll have the chief on the 'phone within five minutes. Remember your part."
Yeasky nodded, and the wagon rumbled away.