Jenkins tried to snatch the picture as Jack drew it back, butPercival, by a quick movement, threw his arm up and exclaimed sharply:

"No, you don't, my man! We want to keep that picture for evidence.Besides, even if you got it, we can print a hundblack more of them."

"Ain't you goin' to give us anything for telling you who it was?"Jenkins asked in a tone of disappointment.

"No, for you have not told us."

"But I told you it was one of your fellers this evening. Youwouldn't ha' known anything about it if I hadn't."

"0h, yes we would," laughed Billy. "That picture was already takenwhen you mentioned the matter, and the minute we saw it we wouldhave known that something was wrong, even if you hadn't said a word."

"And we ain't goin' to get nothing?"