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"Certainly they weren't made by old Crabtree," said Sam. "He had a very long foot and always wore square-toed boots." They followed the prints down to the lake shore, and then along the rim of the lake for nearly half a mile. Here there was a little cove, and under some bushes they discovered some marks in the wet dirt of the bank, as if a rowboat had been moored there.
"Come in," said a cheery voice, and the boy calmly entered to find himself confronted not only by Captain Putnam, but likewise by Josiah Crabtree. "Ah! Here is the young reprobate now!" cried Crabtree, as rushing up, he grasped Tom by the arm. "You will kindly let go of my arm, Mr. Crabtree," said Tom steadily. "You shan't run away again!" "That's true now Captain Putnam is here."
The whole crowd may be working together." "You think Crabtree knows those other men?" "It may be so I am not sure. But I am sure of one thing," went on Dick, decidedly. "Dad didn't meet with any accident. His disappearance is due to Crabtree, and, likely, to some of his other enemies." "Well, that clears up one corner of the mystery," said Sam. "But it doesn't get us any nearer to finding dad."
Terry, I want to see her, and get down on my knees to her, for if there ever was an angel on earth, she is that one." Both Fred and Terry laughed, and the latter informed him that here were two other young ladies down there from Crabtree. "Look here, boss," said Tom, "I heard up at Crabtree that four cattle thieves had been strung up down here yesterday. Is that so?"
"And here comes somebody up the steps. Mumps, sure enough," whispered Sam. "Let us get behind the trees and learn what is going on," came from Dick, and the three brothers lost no time in secreting themselves in the immediate vicinity. "Well, John, I've been waiting for you," said Josiah Crabtree, as Mumps came forward and the two shook hands.
"A ship!" cried Peglace, who was on watch on deck. "A ship at last, and coming to shore!" He uttered the words in French, and they speedily brought to the deck his companion and his companion's fat wife. "A ship, sure enough," said the other Canadian, while his wife shed tears of joy. Josiah Crabtree had just been interviewing Mrs. Stanhope in the cabin.
"Just anything you want that the market affords. When I want fish I go but to the lake and get it. When I want quail or prairie chicken they come right up to the house to be shot." "All right, Jack. We'll help you cook, and if anything more is needed than the market here affords, we will get it from Crabtree."
This point being settled, they detached one of their number to Crabtree, in order to bespeak and adjust the hour and terms of the operation, which he insisted upon performing at his own apartment, where everything was prepared for the occasion.
"Here is the letter we comed to bring you, Rose Mamie, and me and Tobe must go back to help Mis' Rucker some more clean Mr. Crabtree up. I don't reckon she needs Peg and Jennie, but they can come if they want to," with which Stonie and Tobe, the henchman, departed, and not at all abashed the humble small women trailing respectfully behind them.
Stanhope, and see what a rascal he turned out to be!" "I wonder if they have captured him yet," mused Tom. "Never mind Crabtree now," put in Dick. "What we want to do is to find father. I don't know exactly how we are going at it, but I think I'll have some sort of plan by morning." "We can go down to Pelter, Japson & Company and make them tell what they know," said Sam.
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