sitting close beside her during the examination, her eyes almost

constantly upon the face of the prisoner. She saw no fear there, only an

expression of deep-seated sorrow for her friend.

The lieutenant was still asking questions when there came a knock at the

door, which was immediately opened, revealing O'Donnell with a young

woman, whom he brought inside.

"I guess we're getting to the bottom of it," announced the sergeant.

"Look who I found workin' over there as Compton's stenographer."

"Well, who is she?" demanded the lieutenant.

"A jane who used to hang out at Feinheimer's. She has been runnin'

around with this bird. They tell me over there that Compton hired her on

this fellow's recommendation. Get hold of the Lizard now, and you'll

have the whole bunch."

Thus did Sergeant Patrick O'Donnell solve the entire mystery with

Sherlockian ease and despatch.

At Jimmy's preliminary hearing he was held to the grand jury, and on the

strength of the circumstantial evidence against him that body voted a

true bill. Edith Hudson, against whom there was no evidence of any

nature, was held as a witness for the State, and a net was thrown out

for the Lizard which dragged in nearly every pickpocket in town except

the man they sought.

Jimmy had been in jail for about a week when he received a visitor. A

turnkey brought her to his cell. It was Harriet Holden. She greeted him

seriously but pleasantly, and then she asked the turnkey if she might go

inside.

"It's against the rules, miss," he said "but I guess it will be all

right." He recalled that the sheriff had said that the girl's father was

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