"
"That is all right."
"But remember, no attempt at seizure must be made within
twenty hours after I have located the warehouse!"
"That is all right; and now tell me, do you know any of the
principals?"
"How do you mean?"
"I will tell you; no harm will come to the actual smugglers,
beyond the breaking up of their business; it's the men who
furnish the capital that I am after."
"I can put you on the track of one or two of them."
"Do so, and you will make a small fortune."
"But I will become a regular informer."
"Did you ever belong to one of the gangs?"
"Never."
"Then it makes no difference to you, as you will never be
known in the matter. How far is your boat from here?"
"Five minutes' walk."
"When shall we start?"
"It will soon be daylight; we had better wait until dawn."
"All right, and we will improve the hour or two we have
remaining of darkness by a refreshing sleep."
CHAPTER XXII.
One adventure had led forward to another, and again to
another, until the detective was well on his road toward the
point where he could make a "closing in" attack.
He knew it would be a grand thing for him to run the gang
clear down to their bottom methods.
The detective had been keeping tireless vigils, and sleep was
what he most needed, and two good hours of undisturbed sleep
was as much to him as seven or eight to an ordinary person.
He was aroused by Taylor, and upon awaking and looking out, he
saw that it was broad daylight, and indeed a bright and
beautiful morning.
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