"Oh, he's all right," said his assistant easily, "he's off on another

piece of business by this time, Chief. He likes to seem mysterious.

It's just his way. Say, Chief, we gotta get back if we wantta meet that

train down at Unity t'night."

That was true too, and most important, so the Chief with a worried

glance toward the dark mountain turned his car and hurried his captives

away. Now that they were where he could get a glance at them in the dim

light of the car, he felt pretty sure they were a couple of "birds" he

had been looking for for quite a while. If that was so he must reward

Billy somehow. That boy was a little wonder. He would make a detective

some day. It wouldn't be a bad idea to take him on in a quiet sort of

way and train him. He might be a great help. He mustn't forget this

night's work. And what was that the kid had said about a secret

underground wire? He must look into it as soon as this murder trial was

off the docket. That murder trial worried him. He didn't like the turn

things were taking.




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