“Yes, sir. His name is Andy Carney. He came here to get square with me on account of Mr. Williams’s boat.”
“I know nothing about that,” returned the bank president.
“Where are the two men that were with you, Rube?” asked the constable.
“Two men with you?” repeated Mr. Norton, with a slight start.
“I haven’t been with any two men,” I returned. “I don’t know what you are talking about. Mr. Norton was away last night, not I.”
“You bad boy! how can you say such a thing?” burst out my guardian. “I haven’t been outside of the mill since yesterday afternoon.”
“That is not true! You went out right after supper!”
“Come, come! this is wasting time,” said Mr. Ditson. “Pointer, see if you can find any more of the diamonds.”
“Will you look after the boy?”