arroll.

"This gentleman," announced Chief Blake, "is Mr. Robert Enwright. Mr.
Enwright's store is at the corner below the scene of the affray now
being investigated. Mr. Enwright sometimes sleeps over his store. He did
during the night of the fight. He was awakened by hearing this other
witness, Carroll, shout a warning that the police were coming. Mr.
Enwright looked out of the window and recognized Carroll. So Mr.
Enwright notified me, the next day, and I gathered Carroll in. Carroll
finally admitted that he had belonged to the Hepburn gang, and that he
had shouted a warning to his mates."

Mr. Enwright was then sworn, and substantiated Chief Blake's remarks.
Next Skinny Carroll, nervously avoiding the black looks of Bunny and his
crew, came forward and was sworn. He told the truth, now, as glibly as
Bunny's friends had lied.

"Then, on that night, and at the time of the fight, you did act as
lookout for young Hepburn and his friends?" asked Major Elbert.

"Sure," agreed Skinny readily.

"Who told you to act as lookout?"

"Bun Hepburn himself!"

"'Bject!" shouted the Hepburn lawyer.

The sergeant moved over and laid a hand on the attorney's shoulder.

"At what period in the affair," inquired the major, "were you so
instructed to run up to the corner to act as a lookout against the
coming of the police?"

"Just before de gang closed in," declared Skinny.

"Closed in--for what?"

"T' soak Overton and Terry."

"Then the gang did deliberately combine to waylay and attack Lieutenant
Overton and Terry?"

"Surest pipe you ever lit," affirmed Skinny Carroll, in the only style
of speech of which he was master.

The Hepburn attorney was then given an opportunity to cross-examine the
police witnesses. He did not, however, succeed in shaking any of the
testimony.

Within ten minutes more the inquiry was declared closed. Army courts do
not announce their findings, which are sent, sealed, to the War
Department, there to be acted upon as the President of the United States
directs.

[Illustration: "We Shall See!"]

For that reason Hal and Noll knew nothing of the nature of the court's
findings. Both young lieutenants, however, looked decidedly cheerful as
they left the city hall. Skinny Carroll went away under the protection
of Chief Blake. The gang melted quickly, Bunny with them, but the elder
Hepburn was found down by the gate, ready to fix the two Army boys with
one of his dramatic glares.

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