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Later another message was sent to Randolph Rover so that the boys' uncle might no longer be alarmed over their safety. Sergeant Brown also telegraphed to his superiors. Inside of an hour after landing, Arnold Baxter, Buddy Girk, Dan Baxter, and the two Gosses were safely housed in the Lightville jail.
"He was not my brother, but my warmest friend. He was tracking the short man, the fellow whose name is Girk. Girk once robbed him of his watch." "I see. And you are sure of your men? If you are, search away, for I want no shady characters in these houses." The search began immediately, several of the inmates of the tenements taking part.
"Let me go!" came from Dick. "I have done no harm." "I dink you vos von sneak thief alretty! Stand still bis I find owit." "It's Dutch Jake!" cried Buddy Girk. "He has collared somebody in the hall. I'll see who it is." He threw open the door and allowed the light of a lamp to fall on Dick and the burly man who had captured the youth. "Great smoke!
He was carried to the hand-car like one dead, and later on transferred to a hospital at Ithaca. Here it was announced that he might possibly recover, although this was exceedingly doubtful. "He's a bad one," said Tom, when he heard Dick's story. "I would like to know what Buddy Girk has to say about him."
But I might go down and see." "Yes, I'd do that. Later on you can come over to Rush & Wilder's offices." This was agreed to, and as soon as breakfast was over Dick and the other boys hurried off to where Yates' tenements were located. Caleb Yates was on hand, and all visited the apartment Baxter and Buddy Girk had occupied.
"I don't know, I'm sure I don't remember Dan's father. But that was Buddy Girk, beyond a doubt." All of the boys were considerably excited and wondered if it would be best to follow up the vanishing pair. "I'd do it if I was certain Dick was safe!" cried Tom. "I'm going to hunt for him," he added, and before the others could stop him he entered the tenement.
Noiselessly he entered the hallway and walked to the door of the rear room. Listening, he heard an Irishman and his wife talking over some factory work the man had been promised. "Girk can't be there," he thought, when he heard an upper door open. "Hullo, Buddy, back again!" muttered a strangely familiar voice, and then the upper door was closed and locked.
"Here is that oldest Rover boy spying on us." "Ha! I told you they were regular rats for that sort of work," fumed Arnold Baxter. "Don't let him go." "Why not?" "He may know too much. Bring him in here till I question him." "Not much!" burst out Dick. "Help! Help!" His cries carne to a sudden ending as Buddy Girk clapped a large and somewhat dirty hand over his mouth.
"You mean Dan Baxter for one," said Sam. "And Josiah Crabtree for another," put in Tom. "They are both down on everybody around here." "How about Mumps?" asked Larry. "Oh, he reformed after that chase on the ocean, and I've heard he is now out West," said Sam. "There's another rascal, though Mr. Arnold Baxter. But he is in jail in Albany he and that tool of his, Buddy Girk."
Girk lost no time in following up the advantage thus gained, and by the time Dick felt like rising he found his hands bound behind him and a gag of knotted cloth stuffed into his mouth. Then his feet were fastened together, and he was rolled up in an old blanket much the worse for wear and the want of washing. "Now, come on, before anybody else spots us!" exclaimed Baxter.
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