"I'm sorry Mason caught us shadowing the valet."
"It gave our presence here away, and will put them on their guard."
"Can't be helped. We know Mason is really here, however. He's desperate now, and won't hesitate to murder us if he can, to avoid arrest."
"Who was the other masked man, I wonder?"
"Must be the party who helped him to get the box off the train, and carry the body of Mr. Dalton to the house in the swamp."
"Oh, Mason hadn't a hand in stealing the box from the baggage car. He got off before the cars reached this point of the swamp, I'm sure."
"Then that fellow must have had other helpers, as he could not very well have done the job unaided," said Harry.
"Let us get around to the board walk, and try to reach the hut. If they are heading for that building, we can meet them there."
"Here's a quicker way," said the boy, pointing at a boat.
It was a crude affair, half hidden in the reeds.