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low over the gasoline "plate," they discussed the personality of the man and his theory in low conversation. "How tall should you say that fellow was?" asked Sandy. "About five foot six!" was the reply. "And he's stout!" "Decidedly so." "And he wears a leather hunting shirt, and leather leggings, and he took off a pair of serviceable leather gloves when he entered?" "I see what you're getting at," George replied, "Can you see whether there's a buckle missing from his leggings?" "There is!" answered Sandy. "And a patch missing from his hunting shirt?" "Just as sure as you're a foot high!" "Did you ever see such nerve?" whispered George. "He comes here and steals a sick boy, and then has the nerve to return and claim the cabin!" "Well, I'm glad he came," Sandy whispered back. "All we've got to do now is to play the sleuth when he leaves the cabin." "You mean that if we follow him in his journeys over the country we'll be apt to find Bert?" asked George. "That's just the idea!" replied Sandy. "I wonder if his mug is sore where Bert extracted the whiskers?" "I wonder if he expects to get a good night's sleep, with Bert lying in some uncomfortable hiding place?" George asked. "I'd like to poke him in the mug, just for luck!" "That wouldn't help us find Bert," Sandy cautioned. "We've just got to be good to him and follow him wherever he goes." "Watch me put him off his guard," George suggested. "How long have you been in this neighborhood?" he asked, turning to Cameron. "I ask," the boy continued, "because one of our chums wandered away from the cabin while we were out fishing and hasn't returned." Cameron's eyes sought the floor for a moment. "I have just returned from the coast," he said, "so, unless your friend strayed off in that direction, I wouldn't have caught sight of him. Do you mean that he strayed away in the darkness?" he asked. "No," replied George, "he strayed away this afternoon while temporarily out of his mind. My friends were out fishing, and I was asleep at the time. He received a slight wound on the head, from a fall, not long ago, and that is probably the cause of his aberration of mind." The boys thought they saw a sudden expression of satisfaction creep over Cameron's face as George finished his explanation. "If you'll serve Mr. Cameron's supper," Sandy said, giving George a sly wink, "I'll go with Will, and we'll take different directions so as to cover
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