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"I will," returned the young traveling salesman, and hurried out on the street again. Dick stepped into the elevator and in a few seconds was deposited on the fourth floor of the apartment house. He walked to the front and to the right, and stopped in front of one of the doors. From the room beyond came a murmur of voices. He listened intently. The voices were those of Pelter, Japson and Fogg.
Japson," said the boy, quickly. "Is that Mr. Japson?" repeated Dick, scarcely able to suppress his astonishment. "Sure it is. He's got a very long chin, and his eyebrows is so heavy they come right down over his eyes. I don't see why he don't cut 'em off some I would quick enough," went on the office boy. "Is Mr. Japson in the offices now?" "No." "Are you sure of that? He was coming down."
In a thoughtful mood Dick rejoined Sam, and the pair this time hurried to the subway, to get a train uptown. "I've found out who the second man was," said the oldest Rover boy. "It was Japson, of Pelter, Japson & Company. Sam, I begin to think this is some deep game.
Rover," said one of the men present, when Dick had finished. "We rather suspected Pelter, Japson & Company and we were bewildered by what your father proposed to do. Now all is perfectly clear, and, if you wish us to do so, we'll stand by your father to the end." "Thank you very much!" cried the youth, in delight. "Your father is not very well, you say," said another of the men. "In that case "
"You lock us up and you'll get nothing out of us!" growled Japson. "We can ruin your family, and we'll do it!" "Can't we get out another way?" asked Josiah Crabtree, in a whisper. "I don't think so," said the owner of the house. "We can go up and look around." All returned to the garret floor and walked to one window and the other.
Crabtree has got to go back to jail, and I think we ought to have Pelter and Japson locked up, too although that may depend upon what father may have to say." "Then we can't do anything until somebody gets here from town," said Tom, somewhat disappointedly. "We can watch those rascals and listen to what they are talking about," returned Dick.
In order to clinch their hold on the two business propositions Anderson Rover must sign certain papers and have them delivered to the right parties inside of the next three days. Should he fail to do this, then his options on the property would terminate, and Pelter, Japson & Company would be able to step in and gain control.
"Now you hang around in the street here until I come back," said Dick to Sam. "Keep out of sight all you can, so that if Crabtree comes along he won't see you. I'll go up and see what Pelter, Japson & Company have to say." "How long will you be gone, Dick?" "Not more than half an hour at the most and maybe not half that," responded the big brother.
"You'll gain nothing by having us arrested." "That remains to be seen." "We have got the upper hand in those deals with your father and if you have us locked up we won't let go no matter what happens," put in Japson. "We'll make you let go," returned Tom, with determination. "You fellows have reached the end of your string, and the sooner you realize it the better it will be for you." "Bah!
This fellow Japson aided Crabtree to escape from the Plankville jail and in return Crabtree is aiding these brokers in their efforts to get the best of father!" "If we can prove that, we ought to have the brokers arrested." "But we can't prove it, absolutely. But I am convinced that I am right. The office boy told me that Japson telephoned to Pelter that he could not come in.
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