“He certainly acts that way.”
“I am going to see Mr. Dale.”
Our hero had a long talk with the head assistant, and the upshot of this was that he got permission to go to Maine, to look for the runaways. He was to be gone no longer than was absolutely necessary.
It did not take our hero long to prepare for the trip. He packed a few things in a suit-case and then he was ready. He consulted a map and some timetables, and found he could leave Oakdale on the first train in the morning, and by making two changes, reach Camptown Falls about two o’clock in the afternoon. Nobody but Roger and Mr. Dale knew that he was going away. 218
“Got money enough, have you, Dave?” questioned the senator’s son.
“Yes, Roger.”
“It’s a wild kind of a spot, so Buster told me.”
“I am not afraid of that—if only I can locate the boys,” answered our hero.
“How are you going to look for them?”
“I don’t know yet—I’ll find out after I get there.”