Decide at once, whether you or
your principal, shall be the man to whom it shall be served."
"I guess you'd better make it against me," said the man.
"Very well," said Peter. "Of course you know your employer will be run
down, and as I'm not after the rest of you, you will only get him a few
days safety at the price of a term in prison."
"Well, I've got to risk it," said the man.
Peter turned and walked away. He went down town to the Blacketts.
"I want you to carry the matter to the courts," he told the father.
"These men deserve punishment, and if you'll let me go on with it, it
shan't cost you anything; and by bringing a civil suit as well, you'll
probably get some money out of it."
Blackett gave his assent. So too did Patrick Milligan, and "Moike"
Dooley. They had won fame already by the deaths and wakes, but a "coort
case" promised to give them prestige far beyond what even these
distinctions conferred. So the three walked away proudly with Peter, and
warrants were sworn to and issued against the "boss" as principal, and
the driver and the three others as witnesses, made returnable on the
following morning.
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