In Barracks and Wigwam — page 45: what you’re looking at

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The Search for the ‘Culprits, Bites eee pose he wanted to say pood: -by, knowing that I wouldn't - urge him to go back after he was once free. Or perhaps he wanted me to help him in some way! Well, it don’t matter one way or another now. ‘The poor fellow is a ticht DESONET, and won’t be likely to keep his engage- ment,” | Linn carelessly stuffed the chart and envelope into his ae pocket, and left the house. He went straight toward the college, half expecting to find Bruce and Steve in us , latter's room. The town wore its usual quiet and peaceful aspect, — which was certain evidence that the robbery at the Indian ~ school had not yet been made public... The college campus. was filled with students lounging and chatting under the : : shade of the great trees, and at the street gate Linn met | a lad who roomed next to Steve. “Hallo, Jack!” he said. “Seen anything of Besa. this oe morning? Is he in his room?” “No,” was the reply. “Cameron came for him two hours ago, and they went away together. Steve had his ~ fishing-rod and a lunch basket. You'll likely find them at the creek.’ | “Thanks,” said Linn, briefly, and without more words he circled around the corner of the campus, and soon — found himself in the open country. ‘ “They've gone to the dam,” he reflected, as he took a short cut through fields and woods, “for Steve keeps a : boat out there. But the fishing is all a bluff. They want — a chance to talk things over in quiet, and as likely as not they've got the stolen money with them in the lunch - basket. I’d like to see where they hide it—for that’s what they’re sure to do.” | The dam referred to, which supplied the town with - water, was on the Conodoguinet Creek, and lay rather more than a mile to the westward of Carlisle. And half comicbooks.com