Part 34 (2/2)
”I don't knoe can do except to march him down to Carpen Falls
But we can't do that to-day, for he seems too weak Perhaps we can take hiet an officer to coe of hith, and it was finally decided that nothing more should be done that day Link Merwell did not join in the discussion, nor even open his eyes to look at them But by close observation, Dave beca intently to every word that was said
”What will you do with hiht lock hiested Dave
”I don't think we'll give up one of our rooms to that fellow!” put in Mr Wadsworth ”I think a bunk in the woodshed will be plenty good enough for him”
”Oh, Pa, wouldn't that be rather hard on him?” questioned Jessie, who did not want to see even a rascal like Merwell suffer physical disco up orse than that in the woods here and while he was on Cave Island and in the far West,” returned her father ”We'll place an old couch and soood enough for him”
”But somebody will have to watch him,” answered Dave ”I'll do it if you want me to”
”That wouldn't be quite fair, Dave,” broke in Phil ”If he has got to be watched, let us take turns at doing it”
”We ested Mr Wadsworth
”He's so slick I'd be afraid to risk that,” answered Dave ”I'll nothim”
”Let us all take a hand at it,” broke in Ben ”Every fellow can go on guard-duty for two hours, and call the next fellow” And so, after a little discussion, theto eat?” gru to place him in the woodshed, which was a salow This place was used for the storage of firewood, but just noas alet so to eat,” answered Mrs
Wadsworth, quickly
”I haven't had a square meal for twenty-four hours,” went on the prisoner
”Give hi fancy,” said Mr Wadsworth ”He deserves nothing but the plainest kind of victuals”
”Where have you kept yourself since you ran away from Mr Appleby's camp?” questioned Phil, curiously
”Oh, I just roamed around in the woods,” was the somewhat sullen answer
”Did you er
”No If it hadn't been for that fellohoever he is, you wouldn't have caught me,” added Link, bitterly
”I wonder what the Pooles will do when Mr Basswood tells them e think, that it is Mr Wilbur Poole,” came from Dave ”Perhaps they will send some of the sanitarium authorities up to try to catch him”
”I hope they do catch hi as that e”
CHAPTER XXI
THE ESCAPE