“It’s been found!” exploded Ned. “It wasn’t stolen at all. It had fallen down a crack in the cabinet, in Professor Long’s room, and a snake was taking his winter sleep over the crack. Yesterday the snake died, Mr. Long took it out—and found the bracelet.”
“Well, I’ll be jiggered!” exclaimed Bart.
“I should say it was good news,” declared Fenn. “This takes suspicion from the Darewell Chums.”
Two days later the boys returned to their winter camp, and, after nearly a month spent in the forest, they packed up, walked in to Cannistota, sent a teamster back for their goods, and took a train for home.
The lads arrived at their home-town at dusk. Jed Sneed was at the station to meet them.
A little later the four chums were in their respective houses, telling of their adventures to their eager parents—there was considerable to tell.
THE END
Transcriber’s Notes:
Printing, punctuation and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected.