had been abducted, I knew that the job was
set for that night."

"I was sorry you went without me," Mr. Chester said.

"I wanted you here when the end came," Ned replied, "and so sent for you.
I wanted you where you could not be accused of complicity in the crime,
for I knew that you were innocent. Your only fault was in listening to the
men at all."

"Yes, we should have listened to Mr. Shaw instead of the Japs," Mr.
Chester admitted, "but it has come out all right. The peril is over. Now,
what about the necklace?"

"Gaga carried it with him, lugged it about on his person," Ned said, "and
Jimmie secured it after his arrest at the stone house. Pedro would not
have been captured if he had not followed Gaga there with the intention of
murdering him and securing the necklace. Yes, the bauble is in Frank's
possession again!"

"And that closes the case," laughed Mr. Shaw, "and you boys may as well go
back to New York with me. The reward for your work, Mr. Nestor, will be
large, and you may as well take a rest. We will leave the prisoners in the
hands of the law."

"Wait a moment!" said Col. Hill. "We are in need of a herd of Boy Scouts,
just like this one, up in the Philippines. Will you go, boys?"

THE END

* * * * *

The lads were anxious to go, of course, and the story of their adventures
there will be told in the next book of the series, entitled:

"Boy Scouts in the Philippines; or, the Key to the Treaty Box."

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Motor Boat Boys Series
By Louis Arundel

1. The Motor Club's Cruise Down the Mississippi;
or The Dash for Dixie.
2. The Motor Club on the St. Lawrence River;
or Adventures Among the Thousand Islands.
3. The Motor Club on the Great Lakes;
or Exploring the Mystic Isle of Mackinac.
4. Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys;
or The Struggle for the Leadership.
5. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast;
or Through Storm and Stress.
6. Motor Boat Boy's River Chase;
or Six Chums Afloat or Ashore.
7. Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube;
or Four Chums Abroad.

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Motor Maid Series
By Katherine Stokes

1. Motor Maids' School Days
2. Motor Maids by Palm and Pine
3. Motor Maids Across the Continent
4. Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle
5. Motor Maids in Fair Japan
6. Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp