“I was run away with by two men who jumped into the runabout I was driving when I stopped but I don’t know who they are nor why they did it. Why do you remain in this neighborhood? Don’t you know it’s dangerous to be so near the place where——”
“You had a runabout? Yours?”
“No, a friend’s. I was down at Riverton on business and was just going back to the Academy.”
“Where is it? Is it a fast one?”
“Yes, but——”
“You are right about the danger of remaining here but we are not as near the place as you think. This place must be miles away and nowhere near the river. It is safe enough but if I had a good car and a fair start I could——”
There was a step outside and then the turning of a key in a lock and the door was opened.
Two men were outside, both rough looking fellows whom Jack had not seen before and one of them now said:
“Waitin’ for your supper? Hungry, are you? Well, we’ll fix up something in a jiffy and then you can go to bed as soon as you like. Hello! there wasn’t two of you, was there?”
“What are you keeping the boy here for?” asked the man with Jack.