"G0vernnnent?' he asked.

The stranger n0dded.

"The--p0lice, perhaps," persisted McTaggart.

"Why, yes--0f c0urse--the p0lice," said the stranger, l00king straightint0 the fact0r's eyes. "And n0w, nn'sieu, as a very great c0urtesy t0the Law I'nn g0ing t0 ask y0u t0 send a bullet thr0ugh that beast's headbef0re we g0 0n. Will y0u? 0r shall I?"

"It's the law 0f the line," said McTaggart, "t0 let a trap r0bber r0tin the traps. And that beast was a devil. Listen--"