It is dangerous--very dangerous." "I can stand behind every word I have said.

Why, when he found I would not sell him the ring, professor, he tried to rob me of it! That is not only the act of a scoundrel, but that of a desperado." "It looks bad--bad," confessed the old professor, who seemed in a somewhat nervous and flustered state.

"Tell me all about it--give the full particulars of the occurrence." Frank did so, telling a straightforward story, to which the professor listened with interest that was apparent, although he now and then pressed his hand to his head, as if the pain were troubling him.
When the story was finished, and Frank had explained what he and Bart had discovered on the black stone set in the ring, the old professor showed that he was quite wrought up.
"Remarkable!" he exclaimed--"re-e-markable! I am surprised--I am puzzled.

This man told a very straight story--said the ring was stolen from him in Arizona.

He said it was very valuable to him, as it was an heirloom.