CHAPTER XXIV A NIGHT ENCOUNTER
"Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
"Which man was that? There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
"I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."
"Oh, him. Well, yes, in a way, I did. At least I didn't think I'd give him the satisfaction of letting him guess where we were going."
"I'm glad you didn't."
"Why, Paul?"
"Because I was a bit suspicious of him. Did you notice what he did after we started away?"