“Well!”
“And contains goods belonging to many different parties. We carry on an honest and straightforward business, and we will not allow ourselves to be plundered by any lawless band.”
“You say that well,” said Hale.
“Do I?”
“Yes; you ought to leave the expressing and go on the stage.”
“Oh!”
“Just so,” said Hale. “Now, Mr. Fraud, let me tell you that I know you. You are Captain Prime in person, and I tell you plainly, that I am Captain Hale of the United States Secret Service, and that I’m here with these armed men at my back to arrest you on charge of uttering counterfeit money.”
“All right, my dear,” was the reply of the counterfeiter chief. “All you’ve got to do is to come out and take me.”
“You refuse to surrender?”
“I do.”