Quotation from: Tales of the Fish Patrol

Written by: Jack London


"Of course, of course," Mr. Taft said, when Charley had introduced
himself and explained his errand. "Those thieves are robbing me of
thousands of dollars every year, and I shall be glad to break them
up at any price,--yes, sir, at any price. As I said, I'll give
fifty dollars a head, and call it cheap at that. They've robbed my
beds, torn down my signs, terrorized my watchmen, and last year
killed one of them. Couldn't prove it. All done in the blackness
of night. All I had was a dead watchman and no evidence. The
detectives could do nothing. Nobody has been able to do anything
with those men. We have never succeeded in arresting one of them.
So I say, Mr.--What did you say your name was?"

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