They must be expected.
Down jumped the driver—Eric followed close upon his heels, for he did not mean to give the fellow any chance to betray him, and he knew it would be human nature for the jehu to endeavor to warn his liberal patron.
CHAPTER XXII
ALMOST
Again the detective showed his knowledge of the animal—man.
The driver had been thinking of this very thing, and as the artist came out of the hack first he made a great ado over helping him. At the same time he started to say:
“You’d better be careful, sir—there’s—”
At this moment came a pinch on his arm from the detective, and he realized that the other was up to his little game.
“What’s that?” demanded Prescott.
By this time Eric had managed to touch one of the jehu’s hands with the barrel of his revolver.
The contact sent a shudder through the other.