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"I am not a pupil yet, sir although I hope to be very soon." "Why, what do you mean?" demanded Victor Putnam, and now his voice grew stern. Many a boy would have flinched, but Tom had determined to say just what he thought of Crabtree, and he stood his ground. "I mean just this, Captain Putnam.
"He got away, but not until I had let him have that tar brush right in the neck," answered Sam. "Hullo, so you have captured old Crabby, eh? That's good." "Surely you do not intend to ahem keep me a prisoner," remarked Josiah Crabtree, in a voice which he tried in vain to steady. "That's just what we do intend to do," answered Dick. "You'll march right to the Cedarville lock-up with us."
"Do you dare to accuse me of these mysterious thefts?" cried Pepper, hotly. "I think " "Mr. Crabtree, I beg of you to be careful," cried George Strong. "Why not drop this whole matter until Captain Putnam returns? Because Ditmore played a joke on you does not say that he is a a criminal." "Thank you for that, Mr. Strong," said the cadet, warmly.
"Let it pass, and leave the stage to be taken care of by the Cedarville blacksmith. But I wish we might lay hands on the rascal who is responsible for the start of the mishap." "They have found a coin such as we used when as we were in Africa," said Dick. "I think that furnishes a clew." "In what way, Rover?" "Those coins were also used by Dan Baxter and Josiah Crabtree."
"My dear," said he, sitting beside her, as she steered her little vessel to one side of the road to make room for the clattering omnibus as they passed from the station into the town, "I hope you'll be able to feel a proper degree of respect for the vicar of Crabtree." "Dear papa," said she, "I am so glad."
The money taken from the bank had been turned over to Mr. Gradley, so Mrs. Stanhope no longer had this to worry her. Feeling that he could do little at school for the balance of that day, Dick resolved to hunt through the woods for some trace of Josiah Crabtree, and went off shortly after giving Dora the chocolates, over which the girl was greatly pleased.
"If you were struck, Major Ruddy, it was your duty to report the occurrence at the office," said Josiah Crabtree, loftily. "Such actions as these will most likely cost you your command." "Oh, what a shame!" burst out Pepper. "Ditmore, I want no words from you!" roared the head teacher, savagely.
The broker had come up accompanied by the disguised Crabtree, and he had been forced into a taxicab and a sponge saturated with chloroform had been held to his nose. He had become unconscious, and while in that condition had been taken to some house up in Harlem. From there he had been transferred to the Ellen Rodney on the evening before the boys had discovered his whereabouts.
These Associates commit an Assault upon Crabtree, for which they are banished from the Fleet Peregrine begins to feel the effects of Confinement.
Evelyn said that she would go down with them, as she had never enjoyed herself more, even up at New Era, than she had at Crabtree. She said, too, that she had never met up with more refined people than she had there. Mary, of course, cried herself sick and begged piteously for permission to accompany Evelyn. Mrs. Hamilton, though, put up all sorts of excuses.
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