“I saw him pretty plain when I sneaked over here,” spoke Sammy. “He looks like a tramp.”
“Hello!” broke in Bob, “that’s queer.”
“What is queer?” asked Frank.
“Why, just as the man came near that first house,” said Bob, “he stooped more and walked more lame. That looks as if the man was playing off.”
“Yes, it’s sort of suspicious,” said Sammy.
“Say, fellows,” added Bob, “we want to keep that man in sight. He may lead us to something worth finding out!”
CHAPTER XIII
AN EXCITING HOUR
“Do you suppose that man is one of the robbers?” asked Sammy.