You see, he is said to have been the leader of this convict revolt.

There is no doubting his daring, and to my mind the attack upon us last night, when they knew that they could have managed a successful robbery here, points to the fact that it was the result of personal animosity, and strengthens my belief that it was Arthur Bastow who called upon us to stand and deliver." "It is a very unpleasant idea, father." "Very unpleasant, and it seems to me that we should at any rate spare no pains in hunting the man you wounded down." "I will undertake that if you like.

I have nothing particular to do, and it would be an excitement.

You have a lot to keep you here." "I don't fancy that you will find it an excitement, Mark, for of course the detectives will do the hunting, but I should certainly be glad if you would take a letter for me to the head of the Detective Department, and tell him what I think, and my reasons for thinking so, and say that I offer a reward of a hundred pounds for the capture of the man who tried to stop us, and who was, we are certain, wounded by you.

Unless he has some marvelously out of the way hiding place, it ought not to be difficult.