Section 21McGivney laid the money on the bed. “There it is,”he said, “and if you give me the name of the spy you can takeit. But you’d bettertake my advice and not spend it, becauseif it turns out that you haven’t got the spy, by God, Ibelieve Ed Guffey’d twist the arms out of you!”
Peter was easy about that. “I know he’s the spy allright.”
“Well, who is he?”
“He’s Jack Ibbetts.”
“The devilyou say!” cried McGivney,incredulously.
“Jack Ibbetts, one of the night keepers in thejail.”
“I know him,” said the other. “But what putthat notion into your head?”
“He’s a cousin of the Todd sisters.”
“Who are the Todd sisters?”
“Jennie Todd is my girl,” said Peter.
“Girl!” echoed the other; he stared at Peter, and agrin spread over his face. “You got a girl in two weeks? Ididn’t know you had
