“That is just what we are trying to do now,” said Old King Brady. “And I think we are in a fair way to succeed.” “I hope so. Oh, gentlemen, I place myself in your hands! What ought I to do under these circumstances?” “Keep very quiet,” advised Old King Brady. “Officers will come here to arrest you and to search your room. Make no objection. Even let them arrest you if they will. Have faith in us. We will not see you come to harm.” “Oh, heaven bless you! This is a terrible nightmare to me.” “Do as we tell you and you will be safe!” “I will surely do so!” The Bradys now took their leave. They carried with them the blood-stained clothes and all the evidences of the murder. Thus the matter rested. The next day officers went to young Banks’ room and arrested him. The place was searched thoroughly, but not a trace of the evidence, supposed by Scott to be there, was found. The effect of this upon the private detective it is easy to estimate. However, the warrant demanded the arrest of Allerton Banks and he was taken to the Tombs. The evening papers came out with a thrilling account of the arrest. “The murderer found!” it read. “At last an arrest is made. It proves a great surprise, for the party charged with the crime by Detective Scott is no other than the lover of the missing girl, Allerton Banks.” A long reminiscent account of the crime followed. The Bradys read this with interest. Then they caused an article to appear the next day deriding Scott and ridiculing the arrest. The brief hearing before a police magistrate justified this. There was no case whatever against young Banks. The police justice at once discharged him and reprimanded Scott. The Bradys now decided to act. Their purpose was to make wholesale arrests. They would scoop the whole gang at once. They believed they had plenty of evidence to convict all. They had evidence that Scott had secured the room next to Banks for the purpose of effecting an entrance. They had the evidence of the chambermaid that he had been seen trying to pick the lock. They could show complicity between Blood and the Tough Trio. They could also show a warrantable motive for the crime and altogether quite sufficient evidence to convict the gang. So the Bradys went first to the residence of Mr. Napoleon Blood in lonely Westchester. But he was not there. “He has just gone to the city with Mr. Scott, the detective,” declared the servant. And that was all. Mr. Blood did not return. His good sense precluded this. He had seen the handwriting on the wall and at once took measures to protect himself. He was missing. So also was Scott, the detective, and the Tough Trio. CHAPTER VI. SHADOWED. With no one to appear against him young Allerton Banks was discharged as free of guilt. Great excitement was created when it was known that a warrant was out for Napoleon Blood.