"But I have not advised lightly. I will receive you, Chief
Inspector, at any hour of the night you care to return. By to-
morrow, if you wish, you may be independent of everybody."
Kerry clenched his fists.
"And great sorrow may be spared to others," concluded the
Eurasian.
Kerry's teeth snapped together audibly; then, putting on his hat,
he turned and walked straight to the door.
V
DAN KERRY, JUNIOR
Dan Kerry, junior, was humorously like his father, except that he
was larger-boned and promised to grow into a much bigger man.
His hair was uncompromisingly red, and grew in such irregular
fashion that the comb was not made which could subdue it. He had
the wide-open, fighting blue eyes of the Chief Inspector, and
when he smiled the presence of two broken teeth lent him a very
pugilistic appearance.
On his advent at the school of which he was now one of the most
popular members, he had promptly been christened "Carrots." To
this nickname young Kerry had always taken exception, and he
proceeded to display his prejudice on the first day of his
arrival with such force and determination that the sobriquet had
been withdrawn by tacit consent of every member of the form who
hitherto had favoured it.
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