"Aha!"
"Yes, your life; I will have that note or your life. You secured it by trick and device. I resolved to recover it by the same means, and let me tell you, I am prepared to carry out my resolve. I have men here to aid me."
"And this is your trick?"
"This is my trick."
"We will not waste words, August."
"No, we will not waste words."
"This is my trick."
As the detective spoke he cast aside his disguise and stood revealed.
The baron stared aghast and in a husky voice exclaimed:
"What! you are the detective?"