"What name did ho give there?"
"Brooks!" replied Ed.
"Well, we mustn't stand here chinning while the fellow is getting out of sight," suggested George. "I'm going to take after him right now!"
"Wait," Sandy suggested, "and I'll go with you."
"Do you think he will go straight to Bert?" asked Will.
"I have no doubt of it!" was the reply.
"It's just this way," George went on, "Cameron is suspicious that a great effort is being made to discover the whereabouts of the kidnapped boy, and he can't rest easy until he knows that he is safe. Besides, the fellow would like to know whether Bert had regained consciousness."
"Yes, I presume he is anxious to learn what the code despatch he stole contains," Will answered.
"There was some talk," Sandy said, directly, "about Bert regaining consciousness before he left the cabin. Do you think that possible?"
"No, I don't!" replied George. "I should have heard a struggle had anything of the kind taken place. The fact of the matter is," the boy went on, "that Cameron thinks some one is after the drawings he values so greatly. He found Bert here with the code message and naturally concluded that the cipher referred in some way to his plans."