You see, you are both suspicious characters, and unless some one whom I know as well as I do Cap'n Cod here can identify you, I must take you both back to Dubuque." "Captain Cod," repeated Billy Brackett, thoughtfully.

"I seem to have heard that name before.

Why, yes, I have a note of introduction from Major Caspar to a Captain Cod, and I shouldn't wonder if you were the very man.

Here it is now." "I am proud to make your acquaintance, sir," said the veteran, heartily, after glancing over the note thus handed to him.

"It's all right, Sheriff.