I've written to a legal acquaintance of mine in Butte, giving him the facts as we know them, and a description of Thomas.

He will try to find out what the fellow did in his years out West.

It's our best chance, as I told you.

Keep your pluck up and wait and see." The captain repeated this conversation to the Board of Strategy when he returned to Bayport.

Miss Dawes had walked home from school with Bos'n, and had stopped at the house to hear the report.