"Of course not. But if I take possession while they are away—"
"How do you know they will be away—I mean all of them at one time?"
"I'll fix it so they are. We must watch our chance. I can send them a decoy message, or something like that."
"You'll have to be pretty shrewd to get the best of the Rovers."
"Pooh! They are not so wise as you think. They put on a big front, but that is all there is to it," went on Dan Baxter, loftily.
"Well, go ahead; I don't care what you do."
"You'll help me; won't you?"
"Certainly,—if the risk isn't too great. We don't want to get caught and tried for stealing."
"Leave it all to me, Flapp."
As we know, fortune for once favored Dan Baxter. From the stable he and
Flapp saw the party depart for the stock farm, leaving nobody but
Captain Starr in charge. They also saw the steam tug move away, to get
a new supply of coal in her bunkers.