“I’ll go with you fellows to the garage that burned,” the other officer said to Bob and Joe. “And meanwhile,” he went on, “we’ll send police out to get those other crooks you were talking about.”
Bob took the wheel, and in less than fifteen minutes they pulled up in front of Joe’s house and got out.
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Holton came out to meet them.
“What’s it all about?” the latter asked, as he noted the policeman.
“We’ve caught the fellows that set fire to Dad’s garage,” Joe answered, and then proceeded to tell of their experiences.
When he had finished, the men looked at their sons with intense admiration and praise. It was evident that the youths had gone beyond their expectations.
“It was a brave deed!” commended Joe’s father, patting them on the back.
But Bob protested.
“We didn’t do much. Catching that fellow wasn’t so hard.”