Part 2 (2/2)
”Well, all I know is, Officer Dugan found aopen this e hadn't co From the tracks around it looks as if some boys were mixed up in it”
”That's queer,” commented Rand ”I wonder who it could have been, and what they were after?”
”Money, of course,” said Pepper
”I don't think so,” returned Jack ”If it was money I think they would have picked out a uess itlike that”
”Pooh!” criticized Donald, ”ould anybody in their senses want to steal papers for?”
”There are s than that,” replied Jack ”I have read of such things”
”Pshaw!” retorted Donald, ”that's nothing I've read of robbers'
caves and all that sort of thing, but I've never seen any”
”Which proves there never were any,” retorted Jack sarcastically
”Have you got any dues, Sherlock?” asked Rand laughingly
”Not yet,” replied Jack seriously, ”but I a for them They sometimes turn up in the most unexpected places”
”Huh!” sniffed Donald, ”your turnips runthus, the boys had been putting their supplies and tackle into the boat which they had run out into the river
”Which way do you want to go?” asked Rand when they were ready to start
”Up,” said Pepper
”Down,” said Jack
”What do you say, Don?” continued Rand ”Either way,” replied Donald ”Let the the coin he had picked up in the road from his pocket Rand tossed it into the air ”What do you say, Jack?” he asked
”Heads!” responded Jack
”Tails it is,” announced Rand as he picked it up ”Pepper wins
Up, we go”
”What have you got there, Rand?” asked Jack, who had been eying the coin Rand had tossed; ”so that I found in the road thisthe coin over to Jack ”Pepper found one, too”
”Found it in the road!” cried Jack, instantly on the alert ”That's serious Tell me about it”
”There isn't much to tell,” replied Rand ”Monkey Rae tried to run us down this one we found them”