There was no time to pursue the subject further for we had reached
Dillon's office and were admitted immediately.

"What's the news?" asked Dillon greeting us cordially.

"Plenty of it," returned Garrick, hastily sketching over what had
transpired since we had seen him last.

Garrick had scarcely begun to outline what he intended to do when
I could see from the commissioner's face that he was very
sceptical of success.

"Herman tells me," he objected, "that the place is mighty well
barricaded. We haven't tried raiding it yet, because you know the
new plan is not only to raid those places, but first to watch
them, trace out some of the regular habitues, and then to be able
to rope them in in case we need them as evidence. Herman has been
getting that all in shape so that when the case comes to trial,
there'll be no slip-up."

"If that's all you want, I can put my finger on some of the
wildest scions of wealth that you will ever need for witnesses,"
Garrick replied confidently.

"Well," pursued Dillon diffidently, "how are you going to pull it
off, down through the sky-light, or up through the cellar?"

"Oh, Dillon," returned Garrick reproachfully, "that's unworthy of
you."