door swung open. The night watchman had possessed no key when at the door, for wh

aded about something. That feller's of about as much use here as a chorus lady painted on the back drop. I told him that you'd probably gone t

that one would trust instinctively. His dark eyes met the blue ones of

cut face sympathetic. Fremont grasped it eagerly, and th

Scout, only he thinks he's a detective. He gets all the boys out of scrapes-

arn the exact truth from you. If you struck this man and rifled the saf

d me of the crime. There is some mystery about it, for no man could get into this building at night unl

led but ma

are negotiable bonds on the floor by the safe, and Mr.

which you refer are the strongest ones against you? Tell

g in silence with a frown of deep thought on his brows. When the recital w

mont! He did

s. Nestor turned and looked keenly at the despairing boy at hi

on of your name is more like an appeal for help than an accusation, however.

He couldn't make enoug

owed him

ith a li

d you d

e if it was all right

nk he would have attracted attention to himsel

lowed him up. Wish I hadn't, and

airs?" was the next question. "That is, in the rooms within a c

ttom. There was a light in this room then, and it was put out;

n here before you

alf a minute

o make all this mu

couldn't do all thi

ore he whistled on the stairs. That he did it and went b

I'm not sayin' he d

said Nestor, turning to George. "Will you tell

l, of the plans which had been made at the club-roo

hopefully, "and the taxicab driver will know what time it was when

ieve that, as I said before, the words are more an appeal to you for assistance than an accusation, but the police will want to arres

re dubs!" exc

orking of their alleged min

ed to Fremon

ood terms with

arrel, exactly, of course, but he seemed to think that I ought to pay more attenti

be satisfied wit

s,

with the other mem

. Cameron likes me. She thinks her h

ocent of this crime if the police should arre

nconscious and like

for a moment, and

they will lo

once," was the reply. "They like to mak

the truth?" suggested Fremont. "Wouldn't I stand a better show than

tious," was the no

il you know just what you want to do," advised Jimmie. "I d

onsidered closed. Then Nestor turned to another phase of the matter. Mr. Cameron needed immediate attention, but the

e safe. Then he went through the big desk, carefully, and patiently. Three or four times the boys saw him lift something from the flo

he cut a corner. This scrap he wrapped in clean paper and placed in his pocketbook. During part of t

o you know what business brought M

losing up the

to come and go

act, but how d

being here alone?" asked N

rs. I believe they threatened him. He brought his gun with him to-night.

Tolford papers

ts. I brought them o

u can find

had previously seen Nestor examining. It was a sheet from this packet that the Wolf Patr

, and Fremont, a sudden recollection stirred by the question, replied that there had bee

e, but made no comment. He was examining a bundle of letters at the time,

rearms and ammunition," the patrol leader

ut of the hands of the police until this affair can be thoroughly looked into. Nothing can prevent your arrest

d. "That would show guilt and cowardice. I'd

bend every effort to convict you. They will not consider any theory other than your guilt. Every scrap of evidence will be

ession of guilt to ru

field of operations. I cannot tell you now anything more about this discovery, except that it is a most important one. I might h

go with you, Mr. Nestor. A hou

" asked Nestor of Fremont, not reply

me yesterday for my Spring outfit," was

may as well consider the matter settled. This business I am going to Mexic

to protect me,"

though I believe that the solution to this mystery

nfronts me to-night," Fremont said. "What can the affairs of turbulent Mexic