"
"Then the robbers must have gone away over that road," mused Rand,
"and that is how they got there."
"That was doubtless the way of it," concluded Jack.
"Ay, but you thought there was some connection with them and Monkey
Rae," reminded Donald.
"Are you sure there isn't?" answered Jack.
CHAPTER XV
PEPPER TAKES THE MESSAGE
When Rand arrived at the great oak, which stood at the fork of
the road on the outskirts of Creston, on the following morning, he
found Pepper impatiently awaiting his arrival.
"I thought you were never coming," grumbled Pepper, when Rand made
his appearance. "I expected to be half way there by this time."
"Plenty of time," said Rand. "How long do you think it will take
you to get there and back?"
"How far is it?"
"Five miles, as the crow flies," returned Rand, "and near six by
the road."
"That's an hour and a half on the road each way and an hour to
stop. I ought to do it in four hours and a half."
"Then you should be back by dinner time," concluded Rand. "We will
meet you here at 1 o'clock.
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