"Yeah! Ted Mackay wired just now. He found them on the Canadian border, locked up in a cabin!"
"Locked up? Kidnapped?" demanded Ralph.
"No. Locked up by law. They have to go to jail."
"Jail?"
"It's some joke!" exclaimed Jim Valier.
"No. Honest!" protested the boy. "They're being held for some crime they didn't commit. Smuggling, or something!"
"Oh, they probably brought a bottle of Canadian wine into the United States," laughed Ralph. "They'll just have a little fine to pay——"
"But Linda doesn't drink—or Lou either!" asserted Dot. "I know they wouldn't think of such a thing."
"Well, so long as they're safe, it'll be an easy matter for them to get free," said Ralph, more relieved than anyone realized. "Why, they may be back in time for the New Year's Eve dance!"
"Not a chance," answered the boy, with a vehement shake of his head.... "Don't forget the Arrow is a thing of the past—they've got to come home by train. Besides, they can't start till Dad and Mr. Carlton get up there to bail 'em out!"