CHAPTER XXXIV.
The man drew closer to the detective, and said:
"You don't understand how the thing works."
"You want to see one of the detectives?"
"Yes."
"Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
"That's neither here nor there; do you want to make a few dollars?"
"Yes."
"All right, I'm going to give you a chance."
"Go ahead."