said courteously: \"I'm sorry, chief, there's no fire. But these gentlemen were bent on murdering us.\"
Mr. Punch and Mephisto turned to run, but the firemen leaped on their backs and quickly secured them. Such grand fellows! I disgraced myself by going into hysterics when it was over.
VII
The next scene took place at Police Headquarters. Of course a general alarm had been sent out for our party and the police had been combing
said courteously: \"I'm sorry, chief, there's no fire. But these gentlemen were bent on murdering us.\"
Mr. Punch and Mephisto turned to run, but the firemen leaped on their backs and quickly secured them. Such grand fellows! I disgraced myself by going into hysterics when it was over.
VII
The next scene took place at Police Headquarters. Of course a general alarm had been sent out for our party and the police had been combing
