news. How about the lawyer chap
in New York? Did you git an answer?"

The telegram was read to him, and he scratched his head in a puzzled
way.

"I don't put no faith in these pesky things," he said. "That there
fifteen thousand dollars must be kept out of the hands of these derned
rascals. I reckon thar's time enough. It would take about a week fur the
lawyer chap to make terms with Raikes, an' get word across the ocean an'
back. I'll bet Raikes is down thar in the city waitin'."

"Very likely," assented the agent. "If we had the lawyer's right name we
could soon reach him."

"I don't believe it," exclaimed the trapper, in a scornful tone.
"Telegraphin' ain't no account. Lad, you must go to New York by the fust
train. I'll foot the bills."

"Me?" gasped Jerry. He could scarcely believe that he had heard aright.

"Sartin," resumed Mowry. "You're a bright lad, an' I reckon you'll know
what to do. Go to this man Larkin's house, or to his place of business.
Some one will tell you where to find the lawyer."

"Or you might get a city directory," suggested the agent, who evidently
favored the plan, "and look over the names that are like Glenwood."

"Yes; and one of those is a good plan," replied Jerry. "I'm willing to
go, and I think I will succeed."

"Thar ain't no doubt about it," declared the trapper. "You're an extry
bright lad, from what I've seed of you. An', bein' brought up in Bangor,
I reckon New York won't scare you. It's a leetle bigger town, from what
I've heard."

Jerry and the agent smiled at each other.

"You must telegraph back what luck you have," Mowry went on. "An' when
you've fixed things an' hed Raikes arrested, you an' the lawyer chap hed
better come up here by the first train."

"Unless the boys are rescued in the meantime," added the agent. "We can
let you know about that by wire. It's barely possible that Raikes is on
his way back, so I will have all the stations in this vicinity watched."

"That's a good idee," approved the trapper. "He'll likely come right to
Kingman, since this is the nearest point to the cabin. While the lad's
in New York I'll go up country ag'in, an' see how them fellers are
makin' out with their hunt."

After a further discussion of a few minutes, the matter was definitely
settled. The agent brought his knowledge of the different railway lines
into practical use, and the trapper produced the sum of fifty dollars
from a dirty buckskin belt.

"That oughter last