Part 11 (2/2)
”About what?” asked Jack in turn
”About everything Anything new about the robbing of Judge Taylor's office the other night?”
”Haven't heardaround there to see if they had found out anythingfor clues?” questioned Rand
”Not so much for clues as news,” responded Jack ”Perhaps I can pick up some of both You never can tell when they'll pop up Don't you want to go along?”
”And see how you do it,” laughed Rand ”I don't mind if I do
Written up yesterday's story yet?”
”About your heroic rescue of a lovely ht Want to see it? I was going to put a head on it: 'Heroic Rescue by a Creston Boy'”
”You don't mean it, Jack Blake!”
”Wait until you see it on the first page, double leaded, with a scarehead”
”Really and truly?”
”Really and truly”
”Please don't, Jack”
”Why, don't you want it?” asked Jack in hted to see your name in print”
”You know I don't want to be ht,” responded Jack, ”I'll kill it if you say so, but it would have hed Rand, ”but I'd rather not be the victily, ”if ill ever see theain”
”Who?”
”The Whildens”
”Hardly likely,” replied Jack ”If we do they will probably have forgotten us”
”Still I'd like to kno she cahtly ”A little cold water won't hurt her You know, the doctor said she was out of danger
”It's a curious thing how they got in,” he went on after a little pause, his thought turning on the robbery, which was upper curious about it,” returned Rand
”You don't!” cried Jack ”Maybe you can explain how they did it then”
”I don't know as it needs any explaining,” retorted Rand ”They got in a trough of the waves, and--”