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In that fact was a mingling of comfort and of anxiety. It had been better, doubtless, if indeed Dick had shot Griggs, had indicted a just penalty on a housebreaker. But the District Attorney was not inclined to credit the confession. Burke's account of the plot in which the stool-pigeon had been the agent offered too many complications.
"Absolutely certain," was the answer. "My goodness you are right. I distrusted the whole business from the start. You are right; they fooled us on a stool-pigeon; this whole thing was a put-up job. The simple Red man!" The "perchers" were gathered at the blacksmith shop next afternoon. "Well," said Shives, "I've done fifteen dollars' worth of work to-day and haven't taken in a cent."
The fatal lure of Irma Gluyas' beauty! Braun, at last becoming distrustful of the woman whose heart was rebaptized in love, had acted on the moment, and his crafty advantage was taken of Clayton's headlong passion. "It is clear poor Leah was only used as a stool-pigeon; she is far too cowardly to harm the meanest creature," said Atwater.
"You stool-pigeon! You did this for Burke!" Griggs sought still to maintain his air of innocence, and he strove well, since he knew that he fought for his life against those whom he had outraged. As he spoke again, his tones were tremulous with sincerity perhaps that tremulousness was born chiefly of fear, yet to the ear his words came stoutly enough for truth: "I swear I didn't! I swear it!"
If there were no thieves, where would the stool-pigeon and detective find their profits? No, they couldn't. They'd sit down in the street and actually cry an' they're big men some of 'em if we guns was run off the earth." In other words, the lesson of the American Underworld is that the policeman may be a far greater danger to the community than the criminal.
Hyssop waltzes every time Arneel moves. Little MacDonald is a stool-pigeon for Hand. It's got down so low now that it's anything to beat Cowperwood. Well, they won't beat me. I'll find a way out. The legislature will pass a bill allowing for a fifty-year franchise, and the governor will sign it. I'll see to that personally.
"You damned stool-pigeon! Now, suppose you pull your hand out ... empty! ... and stick it up high above your head. Think it over, Blackie, before you take any fool chances." His left hand held Comet's reins gathered up close as he spoke; his right rested lightly on the horn of his saddle.
Larry remembered the scene down in Deputy Police Commissioner Barlow's office, when the Chief of Detectives had demanded that he become a stool-pigeon working under Gavegan and Casey, and the grilling and the threats, more than fulfilled, which had followed. "Going to give me a little private quiz first, Casey," he asked, "and then call in Gavegan and lead me down to Barlow?"
The speaker's voice reverted to its former fierceness in recollection of the treachery of one whom he had trusted. "He was a stool-pigeon, and I hated his guts! That's all," he concluded, with brutal candor. The Inspector moved restlessly in his chair.
I'll arrest this 'fence' and hold him till he tells me what yeggman came to him with the pearls." "And if you find out, will you go with me to that house near Chatham Square, providing it was some one in that gang?" asked Craig eagerly. O'Connor shook his head. "I'd better keep out of it. They know me too well. Go alone. I'll get that stool-pigeon the Gay Cat is his name to go with you.
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