"And now what should we do with these criminals?
"Dr. Lord, you have the best right to dictate.
"What is your sentence?"
"Spare them," generously cried the doctor.
"Just what I expected you to say," said Nick.
"Yes, we will set them at liberty.
"But upon one condition.
"They must return to Cuba; for if within three days any one of them is[Pg 62] found in the United States, every one of the crimes of which I hold the proofs against them will be charged to the law’s limit."
When the three culprits took their departure, Nick Carter’s face became once more severe, and, turning to Sam Rogers, he said:
"You should not have lied to me!"[Pg 63]