Section 46They dragged Peter out thru a swarming tenement crowd, andclapped him into an automobile, and whirled him away to policeheadquarters, where they entered him in due form and put him in acell. He was uneasy right away, because he had failed to arrangewith Hammett how long he was to stay locked up. But barely an hourhad passed before a jailer came, and took him to a private room,where he found himself confronted by McGivney and Hammett, also theChief of Police of the city, a deputy district attorney, and lastbut most important of all—Guffey. It was the head detectiveof the Traction Trust who took Peter in charge.
“Now, Gudge,” said he, “what’s this jobyou’ve been putting up on us?”
It struck Peter like a blow in the face. His heart went down,his jaw dropped, he stared like an i***
