. Fairview boys and their rivals : or, Bob Bouncer's schooldays . nybodyseeing two men carrying big satchels would remember marshal says he and his men have gone over every roadin the county, and they havent found a trace of the robbers. All right, well try too, spoke Bob, with a good deal ofconfidence. Say, observed Sammy, hadnt we ought to have stars? Why, what for? asked Bob. To arrest the robbers. Bob laughed outright. You great detective! he railed. Badges and clubs, andhorse-pistols, too, I suppose? Well, dont you expect to catch the robbers? I hope to find out something about t
. Fairview boys and their rivals : or, Bob Bouncer's schooldays . nybodyseeing two men carrying big satchels would remember marshal says he and his men have gone over every roadin the county, and they havent found a trace of the robbers. All right, well try too, spoke Bob, with a good deal ofconfidence. Say, observed Sammy, hadnt we ought to have stars? Why, what for? asked Bob. To arrest the robbers. Bob laughed outright. You great detective! he railed. Badges and clubs, andhorse-pistols, too, I suppose? Well, dont you expect to catch the robbers? I hope to find out something about them to tell themarshal, yes, replied Bob. Come on, fellows. Bob led the way to the dismal abode where the old miserlived. He halted under a tree near the fence of the place. Now, then, he said to Frank and Sammy, stay heretill I skirmish around a bit. All right, replied his companions, in a breath. Bob went slowly and cautiously all around the fenced-inlot. He made sure that the big vicious dog old Dolby ownedwas chained up and asleep. The house looked dark and. They Saw the Miser Go Out to the Old,Rickety Barn 103 BOB BOUNCERS CLEW 105 dreary, as usual, except in the living-room, where ine miserpassed most of his time. Bob vaulted the fence and got down on hands and crept across the garden without making any noise, andpaused right under the window of the room where there wasa light. He could hear some one moving about , Bob ventured to raise his head and peer past theragged end of a curtain. For fully five minutes the boywatched the miser. Then he went back to his friends. Well? asked Frank. Mr. Dolby is in the house, replied Bob, but I didntsee any one else. Then the robbers arent there, broke in Sammy. I dont know that. What are you going to do now? Oh, keep on watching for a spell, replied Bob, andthinking. Bob wondered if he had better not go and tell the marshalall that he knew. The boy kept quiet until Sammy spoke ina quick whisper the words: Bob,
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