But he may have been in this vicinity, perhaps in Oakland, Alameda, or some other nearby town." "What do you suppose could have brought him here ?" "That's a conundrum.

Maybe he thought the East was getting too hot to hold him." "I wish we knew where he was going." "Let us see if we can follow him up." But to follow Dan Baxter up was out of the question, as they speedily discovered when they stepped out on the sidewalk.

People were hurrying in all directions, and the bully had been completely swallowed up in the crowd.
"We must watch out," said Dick.

"Now he knows we are here he will try to do us harm, mark my words." The walk that afternoon proved full of interest, and in the evening they went to see a performance of a light opera at the Columbia Theater.

The performance gave them a good deal of pleasure.
"Quarter past eleven!" exclaimed Dick, when they were coming away.
"That's the time we got our money's worth." "I thought it must be late," said Tom.