What made you jump to the conclusion ?" "You shall judge whether I hadn't good reason.

I was in one of our lake ports, collecting accounts, and Blake had come with me.

It was late at night when I saw my last customer at his hotel, and I had a valise half-full of silver currency and bills.

Going back along the waterfront where the second-rate saloons are, I thought that somebody was following me.

The lights didn't run far along the street, I hadn't seen a patrol, and as I was passing a dark block a man jumped out.