"Of course it does, but don't you s'pose we know all that? Haven't we done it in more than one other place than Tottenville?"
"Yes," said Sutton, "and I've run as close to the wind as I want to, and closer than I mean to again, if I can help it."
"Well, then," said Bud, "we'll fix it to-morrow night."
"All right," said the drover, "but remember you can't be too careful, Bud, for this is a dangerous business."
"I reckon I'm as careful as you or any one else," retorted the youth, "and ain't in any need of advice."
These words disclosed one important fact to Fred Sheldon; they showed that the unlawful deed contemplated was fixed for the succeeding night.
"They're going to break into another house," he mentally said, "and to-morrow is the time. Now, if I can only learn whose house it is, I will tell Archie Jackson."
This caused his heart to beat faster, and again the lad thought of nothing else than to listen and catch the words of the conspirators.
"Do you think we can manage it alone?" asked Sutton, turning his head so that the words were unmistakably distinct.