"No; at a country place called Valley Brook."
"Then I doubt if they catch the rascal who did the deed. The country offers too good a chance to escape."
"I mean to catch him if I can," said Dick earnestly, and then the captain left him once more to himself. He thought that the boy had rather a large opinion of himself, but did not know that Dick already had a first-class clew to work on.
CHAPTER XVI
SOMETHING ABOUT THE ECLIPSE MINE
"Dick! Oh, how glad I am that you have come!"
Mrs. Randolph Rover rushed out to the porch to greet the boy as he came bounding up the steps, two at a time.
"I came as soon as I received the telegram," he answered, as he embraced his aunt. "And how are father and Uncle Randolph?"
"Your father is not seriously hurt,—only a twist of his left ankle, where the burglar kicked him. But your Uncle Randolph—"
Mrs. Rover stopped and shook her head bitterly.