"Vell, vhat more do I vont to know apout it, then?"
"A good deal—if you have any desire to keep your neck from a hempen collar."
"Holy Moses! vhat do you mean, Parney, my tear poy?"
"Listen quietly, and I will tell you."
"Go on, Parney, I will pe dumb."
[CHAPTER VIII.]
BARNEY HAWKS REVEALS A TERRIBLE SECRET—TRAPPED.
Old Spicer put out his hand and drew his young companion close to his side, in order that he might not lose a single word of what was about to be spoken.
He felt, and so did George Morgan, that they were about to hear revelations of the utmost importance.