“You kids make a business of lookin’ for this runaway, and I’ll pay you five dollars if you find him.”
“Why don’t you advertise?” says Mark, and at that Jethro looked sort of startled.
“Look here,” says he, “no advertisin’ goes. This is a secret between you and me. See? You hain’t to talk about it to anybody or you don’t get no five dollars.”
“Mum’s the word,” says Mark.
“You report to me at Wigglesworth’s house,” says Jethro, “if you find out anything.”
“All right,” says Mark, and off drove Jethro. When he was gone Mark turned and winked at me.
“Hired by the enemy,” says he. “Now there’s a way we can get into the Wigglesworth grounds and house any t-t-time we want to without makin’ Jethro suspicious.”
“Sure,” says I, “but what’s this runaway business? Has Rock run off?”
“It l-looks that way,” says Mark,
“What for?” says I.