"You're crazy!" said the detective.
"Two!" called the man.
The detective uttered a signal-whistle call, and seven or eight men sprung forward.
The sentinel stood paralyzed.
"Why don't you call three?" demanded Vance.
The man made no reply.
"I had an idea that war had been declared, so I brought my troop this way."
The man made a movement as though about to run away, when
Vance said:
"Don't move, my friend, or you will be dropped."
The detective advanced toward the fellow, who saw at once that resistance was in vain.