game, Don."

Donaldson grew suspicious.

"I don't know what you 're talking about," he said, his lips coming
tightly together again.

"No. Of course not! That's right. Keep it up! But I 'll have my
revenge. I 'll give the newspaper boys every detail of it. I 'll see
your name in letters six inches higher than they were even this
morning. I will; I swear it!"

"Saul," said Donaldson quietly, "you 're doing your best to make me go
back upon my story. You can't do it."

Saul folded his arms.

"Of all the heroic liars," he gasped, his face beaming, "you 're the
prince. And," he continued in an undertone, "it 's all for the sake of
a girl."

Donaldson sprang to his feet.

"Don't bring in _her_ name, Saul," he commanded.

"All for the sake of a girl," continued Saul undisturbed. "It took me
some time to work it out, but now I see. Take my hand, won't you,
Donaldson? I want to say God bless you for it."

Donaldson hesitated. But Saul's eyes were honest.

"This is the truth you're telling me?" he trembled.

"The truth," answered the other solemnly.

"Then you won't touch the boy? There is no further suspicion resting
upon him?"

"To hell with the boy!" exploded Saul. "You 're free yourself! Don't
you get that?"

"Yes," answered Donaldson.

He passed his hand thoughtfully over his face. Then he glanced up with
a smile.

"I need a shave, don't I?" he asked.

"You sure do. Let's get out of here. And if I were you I 'd get back
to her about as soon as I could. It's early yet, so maybe she has n't
seen the papers. I gave the boys the real arrest, so that they could
get out an extra on it and take the curse off the first editions. And
now," he added, "and now I 'm going to give them the story of their
lives--the inside story of all this."

"Don't be a chump, Beefy!"

"I'll do it," answered Saul firmly. "I'll leave out the girl but I 'll
give them the rest. I 've got some rights in this matter after the way
you 've used me."

"I know," he apologized, "but there didn't seem any road out of it. If
you 'll just keep quiet about--"

"Not a word. You 'll take your medicine. Besides, the dear public
will think you were crazy if they don't learn the truth."

"I don't care about that, if--"

"Bah! Come on. I 'll get you past the bunch now, but you 'll have to
run for your life after this."

Saul put him with all possible despatch through the red tape necessary
to secure his acq