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The elder Masterson, who had had a good deal of experience with his son's escapades, at first administered a lecture over the 'phone which ended by his saying that he would come post-haste to Nestorville and extricate his son and his chums from their unpleasant fix. But the boys did not wait for this. As soon as the case was over they hastened back to the Wondership.
"Here is a man forever after rocks, rocks, and there goes a miner set upon becoming rich and discovering some imaginary mine." He saw Jack waving to him from the veranda of the hotel. "Listen, Tom," said his chum when they stood side by side, "I was thinking that it would be a splendid idea to send the Wondership to New York, and that from there we travel to Nestorville, via the air route."
Chadwick's voice. "Those fellows will pass through Nestorville. I had a flash of the number of the car. It was 4206 Mass. It's a red car and a powerful one, with three men in it." "What do you want to do?" asked Mr. Chadwick. "Can't you 'phone to the Nestorville police, telling them what has happened and have those fellows stopped.
Still the boys did not pay any attention. In this order they came into Nestorville. Lined up, with a look of stern determination on his face, and with his nickel star of office newly polished, was Chief Biff Bivins. Behind him were Lena Hardy and Joe Curley, his "force."
How far from New York are you now?" "About forty miles." "Good! Try to land here before sunset." "Why?" asked Jack. "Nestorville has a little surprise for you!" replied Mr. Chadwick, and Jack heard him chuckle. "Good for Mr. Chadwick!" cried Dick in glee, for Jack had so arranged the instrument that all of them in the Wondership could hear Mr. Chadwick's voice.
"I'm afraid so. They never even waited a second to see if the man was badly injured. They " Jack suddenly stopped short. An inspiration had come to him. The accident had happened on a road that, as he knew, led straight through Nestorville. He had thought of a plan to bring the autoists to book for their callousness and negligence. "Dad oh, dad!" he called. "Yes, what is it?" came back Mr.
"Oh, that's all right," laughed Jack, much relieved to hear that the man wasn't going to die. "It was all we could do." They drove back through the village. Outside the court-house was quite a crowd. Events were few and far between in sleepy Nestorville, and the arrest of the autoists had caused quite a sensation.
"You followed us here to try to cut out some ground from under our feet, Masterson," he said, "and you know you told me in Nestorville you wanted to get even with me." "Don't rub it in, Chadwick," said the humbled Masterson. "I'll do anything you say if you'll only get us out of this terrible place. I can hardly walk, and my hands feel as if they'd been burned in a fire."
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