me simultaneously fro

retur

in this out-of-the-wa

boy. "Old Crabtree must be around Cedarville or in Ith

tioned Peter Marley, curiously. All

Tom quickly. "

stopped at my place to git a ride-w

" exclaimed Dick. "Tom, y

he come here?"

mpany as run the mill," replied the farmer. "It was a man named Foxwell. He's dead now.

ce then he has been a j

ailb

trying his best to make trouble for us and for some of our friends," went on To

" cried Sam. "The

armer to take care of the horses, all three ran up to the door of the old mill. It was unlocked, and

is with old Crabtree?"

e together when the girls

elves," put in Tom. The boys

"They are better than nothing." And he pick

dirty windows, was a gloomy place in spite of the brightness of the day outside. All listened intently

all to him?" s

any harm,"

ithout waiting for his brother. "Where

But no reply came back, an

ants to be hauled out by the coattails, I guess. Com

ther. "He may set a trap for you! You k

n," answered the fun-

her. Occasionally they stumbled over bits of lumber and piles of sawdust, for when the place had been shut down no attempt had b

t you show yourself?" called

a small toolroom, the door to which was split but tigh

abtree,-less pleasant now than it ever had been. They saw the fo

and let us talk to you," sa

u-I want you to leave these

we leave?"

his is my

ty?" cried S

distant relative. I won'

that we can have you arre

ed? Wha

uction of Mr

went along of her own f

did what you could to hypnotize her into marrying you. Mr. Crabtree, you are

d some day I'll have the law on you boys! You are responsible for my being sent to prison, and but for you Mrs.

er with you?

questions, Tom Rover. I w

r daughter, we'd have you in the lock-up inside of twenty-four hours. We understand that you and Sobber have been threatening the Stanhopes and the Lanings again, and also threatening us. Now these threats have got to stop

former teacher of Putnam Hall.

a low voice from inside the toolro

"Sobber, if you are in there why don

e is scared,

the youth who had claimed the fortune from Tr

k. "I thought as much. Well, you heard what I

ou think you are on top. But wait, that's all. That treasure belongs to me and I

le down here?" asked Sam,

ss," answered Josiah Crabtre

rkspur?" asked Dick, wishing to know something of tho

u have seen the last of them, Dick Rover. They haven't forgotten how you treat

y here w

nd some day we-- But never mind now. Just you wa

"Very well, I'll remember that, Sobber. And you remember what I told y

a moment o

there was just a trace of nervousness in his tone

emember what I said." And then he motioned to

er?" queried Peter Marley, as the boys c

ers, to keep them quiet. "It's Josiah Crabtre

going to

-left to him by a distant r

him the place. Is he going

idn't

e to see him in these parts,

h a sudden idea, he continued: "And if you see or hear anything wrong about him, will you do us

you know-if I

ds, and he and a young fellow with him named Tad Sobber may try to play us fo

n it, I will," re

y to forget old Crabtree and Sobber. One trouble at a time is enough. If that was the flying machine, I hope she

have landed in the river, and that would

lant," added Dick. "Maybe she struck the

ite a distance and then came to the s

was Dick's comment. "Mr. Marle

r. "I'll lead the way. Be careful, fer the rocks is slippe

steed into the river and one by