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"All right, den," muttered Buddy Girk. "Follow me." He disappeared within the ruined factory, and Baxter and Mumps went after him. Listening intently at a broken-out window, Dick and Sam heard them ascend to an upper floor. "I guess we have tracked Arnold Baxter," whispered Dick. "I wonder if he and Girk have that stolen money and the securities here?" "More than likely, Dick.
"I don't see no buddy here," announced Girk, as he held up the candle. "Maybe somebody is downstairs." "I'll go down and see," put in Dan Baxter. Fearful that Sam might be caught, Dick did his best to break away. "Sam! Sam! look out for yourself!" he yelled. "Don't let them catch you! Call Tom and Harris, and the police, quick!" "Hang the luck!" muttered Arnold Baxter.
"I'm sure I don't know, but yes, they mentioned a man named Mooney who was to assist them. Perhaps he is known around the bankers' offices." "We can soon find out. What were you boys going to do this morning?" "I was going back to the tenements to see if I couldn't have Baxter and Girk arrested," said Dick. "If they learn you have escaped, they will probably clear out." "I suppose that's so.
"I reckon he heard all of it," growled the fool. "If I was you, Baxter, I wouldn't let him go at all." "You would keep him a prisoner?" Buddy Girk nodded. "But we can't guard him, Buddy." "We won't want to guard him. Just bind him hands and feet, and stuff a gag in his mouth, and there you are." "Would you leave him in this room?" "I don't know." Girk scratched his tangled head of hair.
"I'd give a thousand dollars to collar those thieves," said the senator dismally. "If Arnold Baxter and Girk got that money they'll live in high clover for a while," remarked Dick, when the excitement was over and they had returned to Frank's home. "My! what a villain that Baxter is proving to be! No wonder Dan was bad! It must run in the blood."
He says the interior of Africa is a big place to hunt any man in." "He's right there. But still I would want to hunt for him, even if I had to go into the very jungles to do it." "We'll go some day unless father turns up," put in Dick decidedly. "If Uncle Randolph won't go, we'll go alone. But I would like to meet this Buddy Girk," he continued, after a brief pause.
Slowly and cautiously the Flyaway drew nearer, until all on board of Harris' yacht could see their enemies quite plainly. Arnold Baxter was armed with a shotgun, while Buddy Girk and Dan Baxter carried pistols. Mumps kept out of sight as much as possible, while Bill Goss attended to the steering of the boat. Dora and Mrs. Goss were below.
"And don't I get anything?" cried the son sharply. "To be sure, Dan." "How much?" "I'll give you a hundred dollars." "Pooh! What's that? I want more." "We'll arrange that later." "You and Girk are making a fortune out of this deal." "Not as much as you think." "I've read the newspapers and I know how much was in the haul. I want a thousand dollars." "We'll arrange that afterward, Dan.
While Dick and Sam awaited Tom's reappearance, they noticed that Baxter and Buddy were holding a conversation of great interest. "I will pay you well if you will help me in this deal," Arnold Baxter was saying. "I'll do all I can," answered Buddy Girk. "But what of your son Dan?" "Dan is not to be depended upon," answered Arnold Baxter.
The underground apartment had never been used for anything but old rubbish, and this was piled high on all sides. "Here we are," said Baxter, as he paused in front of what had once been a stone coal bin. "Dump him in there and shut the door on him. I don't believe he'll get out in any hurry." Dick's form was dropped on a heap of dirty newspapers and straw. Then Girk and Baxter left the bin.
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