“He was cool now and got his color back.
“‘Did Smithers find a gun?’ he asked; and I told him to ask Smithers when he saw ’im.”
“Wha’ ’d he say?” inquired Guy, as Artie paused in his narrative.
“He said he would, but he denied he’d lost a gun. Smithers wasn’t in, so he said he’d come back again and went away.”
“You’re sure he’s the highwayman?”
“You’ve got all the evidence I have. What do you think about it?”
“It looks funny. What are you going to do about it?”
“Oh, nothing I guess. Let’s go an’ see Smithers.”
“All right, if it isn’t too late.”
“It’s only twenty minutes to nine. He won’t go to bed for an hour yet.”