d Shadow

derous crew rushed at him,

e spot where he had been

nearest him grabbed at and stabbed him, under the impression that it was th

he had edged toward the door communicating with the hall, and had disap

d up, and to make a long story short wer

been saved a heavy loss, voted me a h

nd I kept it about me in the shape of a chec

e around, I was assured that he had escaped, alt

ar something from or see h

I di

disappeared from

the east side, but could neith

tour of the dives, but al

nged into it, became interested, a

a murde

had not been long at work before I became convinced that it had

I struck

ed the bloody deed, but I delayed arresting him, as by this time I

g the whole gang, instead of

plans ac

, and I proceeded now to conceal my

ngratiate myself with

ature when I did so, for perhaps of all the gang he w

d, I knew the rest w

elonging to the same gang, and on his guarantee of

ly to my mind by a chance remark

young chap we've go

as the

hey mea

pricked

want to see him, though.

th face, not more than eigh

ith Shadow's

know

re. We had Dick Stanton come in and take a peep at him, and Dick sa

ht nosing ar

es

bled to any

for he won't say a

the cap'n mean

ys told me that in the end h

'Dead men tell no tales

let the

was, but dared ask no questions, nor press

licy, or run the risk of killing the confidence I had

herwise Mat Morris) was in captivity in the Black Hole, a place whose name implied

hese men to find out where their head-quarters were, presumi

an old and ruined brick bu

se, but had burned out, leav

s walls squared on top and roofed over, leaving a structure

d among them were several well-known to the police, and suspect

ly one of the vaults

locat

thousand dollars to h

ouse, and stretched myself out alongside of a big piece

on of the river, and when the persons drew nearer I recognized o

was gett

rope, the result of their depredations o

he building, and I heard one of

a particular door, which at once pr

te scheme flashed

t on the place with a body of officers, as it would make it imposs

e, through whom had leaked out the intentions of the police on several occasions, rendering well-l

and went

ocked at the door as I ha

r opened I

stranger at once, and laid

. "He gave me the points, and told me t

large room, where was gathered an immense quan

" he

e of the room, where a lot of me

h the guard went back to the doo

uman hand protruding up through a crevice in a junk pile. The hand held a

e note was shaken. It was clea

ook

I read the few words on the note

not know-Stanton is here! Yo

ad

was a

he guard on the po