"If it weren't that they're not in this part of the country, I'd say that the pair were Dodge and Bayliss!" "How do you know they're not in this part of the country ?" asked Prescott dryly.

Then, of the farmer, he further inquired: "What kind of a car were they driving, sir ?" "A red Smattach, last year's model," answered the man.
"That's just what the Dodge automobile runabout is, and Smattach cars are not common in this section," muttered Prescott.

Then he went over to take a keener look at the written notice on the sheet of white paper.
"This looks like disguised handwriting; it's backhanded," Dick mused aloud.

"But I notice one thing peculiar.

Who makes a funny little quirl at the beginning of a letter 'm,' such as you see in this writing ?" "Bert Dodge!" flashed Dave Darrin, an indignant light flashing in his eyes.