It was not the first time he had dodged
a bullet. The woman fired but the one shot. The next instant the darbies
were on her tender wrists, and we will add that no resistance was
offered. The men, as intimated, were well up in their trade. From the
first instant they knew that in plain, vulgar language, their "jig was
up." Every man quietly submitted. Life was dear to them. Every man had
been behind prison walls. A surrender meant a return to jail; resistance
meant death. They, as stated, all accepted the situation and quietly
surrendered.
Immediately the detectives set to work to gather up their spoils and
learn the full value of their wondrous victory. It proved to be a
complete victory indeed. All the manufactured stock was secured, the
flood of counterfeits was averted, for the well-being of the business
community. The plates even that had cost thousands and thousands of
dollars were captured. They were never buried in the cellar to be found
by some future archaeologist. To conclude it was the greatest capture of
counterfeiters' outfit ever made, and to Cad Metti and Oscar belonged
all the credit; and from the profession and the government they received
it. Dudie Dunne went up to the top as a great officer, and in a future
narrative we will relate where these two wonderful people once more
entered the field and accomplished great results.
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