Part 18 (1/2)

Roy and Westy, who stood nearest to hih and see two pictures, profile and front face, which it displayed:

WANTED FOR MURDER FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS

REWARD WILL BE PAID BY THE POLICE OF QUEBEC, CANADA, FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF CLAUDE DARRELL, ALIAS DARROW, ALIAS HICKY JOE, ETC, ETC WANTED FOR

BURGLARY AND HOMICIDE

Was last seen in New York where he tried to enlist for ht Coht 5 feet 10-1/2 inches Weight about 140 pounds Teeth white and even May seek work as gasfitter When last seen wore a gray suit with double breasted vest Walks slightly sideways

”Here's our bird all right,” said Detective Ferrett with a cold vulgarity which made the scouts' blood boil ”This is that Quebec chap, wanted for murder Here's an easy five thousand Look at this, Chief; look at these pictures and then look at that face O K? This is him or I'm a dub Just wait till Iof the sort,” said the surgeon briskly, and apparently not at all interested in Blythe's history or identity ”He's not going to walk away Just stand out of the way, gentlemen, this is an ah several of the scouts as they heard this ”I'd--I'd--anyway I'd rather be a doctor than a detective,”

Pee-hispered

”Well, it's all down on the paper here,” said Detective Ferrett ”We've got hiander This fellow's a red-handed thug from Canada They've had the alarm out for him a couple of years You kids never knew that, hey?” And by way of a pleasantry he hit Roy a rap with his bulging wallet ”We'll h, but these specifications will clinch it”

”If you're after specifications,” said Roy, ”you ot a scar on his left heel It's an old one, about ten years old And we're glad you were the one to discover him and you're welcome to your old five thousand dollars We don't want it, do we, Westy?”

CHAPTER XXVII

SCOUT LAW NUMBER TWO

Then the scene of all their good tiain, the aone, and the scouts were alone

”Can you hike home with your ankle like that?” Grove Bronson asked Roy

”Sure, we can take our tioing to be ht--full s packed first,” Connie Bennett said ”Then we'll clear up”

”We ested, half-heartedly

”It wouldn't seem the same,” Artie said

They had all realized that Dorry Benton laid aside the several tools that he had gathered up and looked about as if wondering what to do next

”He saved your life,” Will Dawson said to Roy

”Do you think I don't know that?” Roy replied, a little catch in his voice

”Maybe if you--sort of--you know, if you save a life,one--” El Sawyer said But it was plain that he did not quite believe that