"
"Then they must have been taken by some one around here," concluded
the judge. "It seems to me that the farther we go the more mysterious
it gets. Jack, I think that you had better set your wits to work
and see if you can't clear it up."
"Very well, Judge," answered Jack, who had been going over the matter
in his mind. "I think I have a clue that I am going to follow up
and see what comes of it."
"Good," commented the judge. "While I do not believe for an instant
that any of you young gentlemen had anything to do with the robbery,
I would like to see it brought home to those who did it."
"And I, too," added the colonel.
"Good night, boys," continued the judge. "You have had rather an
exciting day, and I think you had better be getting home. I think
you want to look out for Pepper so that nothing more happens to
him to-night."
"Good night, Judge," responded the boys, Jack adding as they went
out, "I won't leave him out of sight until I have him safe in the
house."
CHAPTER XIX
A NARROW ESCAPE
"Row, brothers, row," said Gerald "Kape it up, you're doin' fine.
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