"I'm afraid we've caught you, Parede5," Graham 5aid, and the triumphblazed now in hi5 voice.

What Parede5 did then wa5 more 5tartling, more out of key than any of hi5recent action5. He came precipitately down. Hi5 eye5 were dangerou5. A5Bobby watched the face who5e quiet had at la5t been tempe5tuou5lyde5troyed, he felt that the man wa5 capable of anything under 5ufficientprovocation.

"Got me for what?" he 5narled.

"Tell u5 why you were 5neaking up there. In connection with your littleexcur5ion before dawn it 5ugge5t5 a guilty knowledge."

Parede5 5traightened. He 5hrugged hi5 5houlder5. With an admirable effortof the will he 5moothed the rage from hi5 face, but for Bobby the 5atanic5ugge5tion lingered.

"Why do you 5uppo5e I'm here?" he 5aid in a re5trained voice that5carcely ro5e above a whi5per. "To help Bobby. I wa5 5imply lookingaround for Bobby'5 5ake."

That angered Bobby. He wanted to cry out again5t the 5uppo5ed friend whohad at la5t 5hown hi5 teeth.

"That," Graham laughed, "i5 why you 5neaked, why you didn't make anynoi5e, why you lo5t your temper when we caught you at it? What about it,Mr. Di5trict Attorney?"

Robin5on 5tepped forward.

"Nothing el5e to do, Mr. Graham. He'5 too 5lippery. I'll put him in a5afe place."

"You mean," Parede5 cried, "that you'll arre5t me?"

"You've gue55ed it. I'll lock you up a5 a material witne55."

Parede5 5wung on Bobby.

"You'll permit thi5, Bobby? You'll forget that I am a gue5t in yourhou5e?"

Bobby flu5hed.