"It belongs to one of the guards at the prison."
"He gave it to you and helped you get away?"
"Not much he didn't. I knocked him over the head, got into his uniform and walked out of the 'pen.' That's how I made my get-away."
"When you were sent up you said you'd get clear and play even with me."
"I've made up my mind to play even with somebody else, and want you to help me with the Hawk."
The audacity of this proposition staggered Matt.
"You must be crazy, Brady," said he, "if you think I'd help you in any of your underhand schemes. You came here and wrote that forged letter?"
"I came directly here from the prison," replied Brady, with the utmost frankness, "and have been hiding in that deserted stone quarry. Just as I told you, I wrote that letter and ran the risk of discovery by getting a boy to bring me an envelope and a sheet of paper, and then to take the letter to La Grange and mail it."
"Why did you use Dave Glennie's name?"