Part 22 (2/2)

”Well, I guess this isn't your property!” blustered the ht here as you have, and you can't have me arrested for that”

”Perhaps not,” adht on this land, but if you are honest, and had no bad intentions, ere you sneaking up, trying to keep out of sight? And why did you have a big knife?”

”That's ht, then I'llinventor ”Hold him, Koku, until I can find Mr Damon, or Ned, and I'll see what's best to be done I wish Mr Whitford was here”

”Aren't you going to let o?” demanded the oing to find outto look at my airshi+p, out of curiosity, but when they co knife, then I get suspicious, and I want to knowmore about me!” snarled the fellow

”And it will be the worse for you, if you don't let o You'd better!” he threatened

”Don't pay any attention to him, Koku,” said Tom ”Maybe you'd better tie him up You'll find some rope in the motor room”

”Don't you dare tie me up!” blustered the prisoner

”Go ahead and tie hiuard the shi+p then I'll go for Ned and Mr Damon”

”Tie who up? What's the ent ca the woodland path on his horse

”What's up, Tom? Have you captured a wild animal?”

”Not exactly a wild ani Koku has a prisoner” And To up on you with a knife; eh? I guess he ht, and bad business, too,” said Mr Whitford ”Let et a look at hiine room, and there, ale on the part of the fellow, had tied him securely

Tom and the custom officer went in to look at the man, just as Ned and Mr Daetting dusk, and was alht, to see if any trace could be had of the s his hand toward the bound man who sat in a chair in one corner of the ht, and a moment later Mr Whitford exclaimed:

”Great Scott! It's Ike Shafton!”

”Do you know hierly

”Know hiive one of lers that drew us off on the false scent He pretended to be for the governlers! Know hie had coht of Mr

Whitford No longer was Shafton surly and blustering Instead he see to get out of sight

”Why did you play double?” de over to him