Part 21 (2/2)
”Yes,” answered Mr Scott; ”they are a political token issued in the ti the controversy over the currency By the way, I shouldn't be surprised if these were soe Taylor's office when it was broken into”
”Then the robbers one away over that road,” ot there”
”That was doubtless the way of it,” concluded Jack
”Ay, but you thought there was some connection with them and Monkey Rae,” reminded Donald
”Are you sure there isn't?” answered Jack
CHAPTER XV
PEPPER TAKES THE MESSAGE
When Rand arrived at the great oak, which stood at the fork of the road on the outskirts of Creston, on the followinghis arrival
”I thought you were never corumbled Pepper, when Rand made his appearance ”I expected to be half way there by this ti do you think it will take you to get there and back?”
”How far is it?”
”Five miles, as the crow flies,” returned Rand, ”and near six by the road”
”That's an hour and a half on the road each way and an hour to stop I ought to do it in four hours and a half”
”Then you should be back by dinner time,” concluded Rand ”We willto take?”
”The upper road,” decided Pepper, ”it runs through the woods, but it's by far the shortest way”
With a whistle the boy started off along the thoroughfare at a good pace ”Look for one perhaps a quarter of aa small clump of bushes by the side of the road, there was a rustle behind the bushes, and a voice cried:
”Halt!”
Pepper, however, broke into a run which carried hiain came the command:
”Halt, or I'll shoot!”
The boy hesitated for a moment as to whether he should stop or run, and as he did so Gerald and Jack came out upon the scene
”Did we scare you?” asked Gerald
”No,” replied Pepper stoutly, ”I thought it was a joke”
”We just wanted to test your courage,” said Jack