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"Jack Ibbetts, one of the night keepers in the jail." "I know him," said the other. "But what put that 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 a grin spread over his face. "You got a girl in two weeks? I didn't know you had it in you!"
So you see, they're using him for a spy there ain't a particle of doubt about it." "Good God!" said McGivney, and there was genuine dismay in his tone. "Who'd think it possible? Why, Ibbetts is as decent a fellow as ever you talked to and him a Red, and a traitor at that!
Andrews was so insistent!" said Jennie, "He made Sadie and me swear that we wouldn't breathe it to a soul." "Well, you didn't tell," said Peter. "I found it out by accident. Don't mention it, and nobody will be any the wiser. If they should find out that I know, they wouldn't blame you; they'd understand that I know Jack Ibbetts me being in jail so long."
So Jennie told the truth! Sitting on Peter's knee, with her arms clasped about him, and talking about her girlhood, the happy days before her mother and father had been killed in the factory where they worked, little Jennie mentioned the name of a young man, Ibbetts. "Ibbetts?" said Peter. It was a peculiar name, and sounded familiar. "A cousin of ours," said Jennie.
Suppose one of the Reds who had money were to hire somebody to get a job in Guffey's office! Suppose some Red girl were to try Peter's device, and seduce one of Guffey's men by no means a difficult task! The man mightn't even mean to reveal that Peter Gudge was a secret agent; he might just let it slip, as little Jennie had let slip the truth about Jack Ibbetts!
The spy in the jail of American City, who was carrying out news to the Defense Committee, was Jack Ibbetts, one of the keepers in the jail, and a cousin of the Todd sisters! Section 20 It was fortunate that this was the day of Peter's meeting with McGivney. He could really not have kept this wonderful secret to himself over night.
"There it is," he said, "and if you give me the name of the spy you can take it. But you'd better take my advice and not spend it, because if it turns out that you haven't got the spy, by God, I believe Ed Guffey'd twist the arms out of you!" Peter was easy about that. "I know he's the spy all right." "Well, who is he?" "He's Jack Ibbetts." "The devil you say!" cried McGivney, incredulously.
He must be able to show how he had come honestly by everything he had. And Peter agreed to that; he would hide the money away in a safe place until he was thru with his job. Then he in turn proceeded to warn McGivney. If they were to fire Ibbetts from his job, it would certainly cause talk, and might direct suspicion against Peter. McGivney answered with a smile that he wasn't born yesterday.
"Have I met him?" asked Peter, groping in his mind. "No, he hasn't been here." "Ibbetts?" he repeated, still groping; and suddenly he remembered. "Isn't his name Jack?" Jennie did not answer for a moment. He looked at her, and their eyes met, and he saw that she was frightened. "Oh, Peter!" she whispered. "I wasn't to tell! I wasn't to tell a soul!"
They would "promote" Jack Ibbetts, giving him some job where he couldn't get any news about the Goober case; then, after a bit, they would catch him up on some mistake, or get him into some trouble, and fire him.
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