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A big star was quite conspicuous midway along the course of the stream and Glen was curiously examining words which he made out to be "Deep Springs" and "Twin Elms" when Mr. Jervice put his thumb over the spot. "Never mind 'bout readin' that too close," objected Mr. Jervice, "what we want to know is did you ever see a place like that?" "I think I have," admitted Glen.
After J. Jervice and his car were safely through the village the big man had alighted. "I'm goin' back to lie aroun' an' meet the other fellows," he said to Jervice. "You beat it along with your car. You can stop an' do a little tradin' when ye get to the next county. That'll prove you wasn't anywheer around if anythink should happen to-night.
There stepped into view a man whom Glen had not seen before. He was evidently associated with Mr. Jervice, but he did not in the least resemble him, for instead of being a cringy weakling, he was big and strong and hard. "That's the story as Mr. Spencer told it to us," replied Glen. "Say, that's mighty interesting to me," said the man. "Happened right around this neighborhood, too?
I don't like being in here and I believe I'll take my chance with you on the front seat." Mr. J. Jervice paid no attention. The treachery of Mr. J. Jervice was now very clear. He had decided that he himself would hand Glen over to the authorities and receive the ten dollars reward. Since Glen was almost as big as he, there had been some question how he should restrain the boy.
J. Jervice having nothing of the kind to occupy his attention was quick both to see and to speak. Matt Burton was one of those who heard him speak. "The reform school boy!" he cried. "You say he has run away from the reform school?" "He said so himself," asserted Mr. J. Jervice, "and don't forget that I am the one who gets the reward." "You may take him along with you back to where he came.
An explanation made to friendly boys, however, was a vastly different thing from making one to officers who had a chance to earn a reward. He felt, therefore, that Matt had saved him from a real danger. Chick-chick and Apple were anxiously awaiting his coming that they might complete the map which they were preparing from his recollection of the chart shown by Jervice. Mr.
"We located their camp by a line of smoke leastways Chick-chick did. Then we climbed a big tree near by and looked right down on 'em. I saw Jervice and the big man, and one other man I never had seen before." "What shall we do about this?" Mr. Newton asked of Will Spencer, who had been studying with him. "Get 'em," replied Will, his eyes sparkling. "I wish I were more of a man, so I could help."
So they drove along in comparative silence until, topping a hill, Glen exclaimed at the sight of the buildings of a large town. "Are we almost there?" he asked. "About three miles yet," said Mr. J. Jervice. "What you going to do when we get there?" "I'm not sure, but I think I'd better leave you before we get to town. I don't believe Mr. Gates would telephone the police but somebody else might."
Shut up as they were their only recourse had been to commission the capable man who happened to lead the Jervice gang to recover for them the property for which they had risked their liberty.
The doors slammed behind him and he heard the heavy steel bar drop into its slots. Then he heard something like a laugh a foxy laugh. Why should Mr. J. Jervice laugh? At once his suspicions were awakened. As Mr. J. Jervice climbed to his seat again Glen shouted to him through the ventilator. "Stop," he shouted. "I've changed my mind.
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