"Say, you're getting to be a regular coward. We've got to take some chances if we want to prevent Joe and Bob from being pulled, and it will be rough if you and I can't handle a boy like that."
"Do as you please; of course I'm bound to stand at your back all the time."
The first speaker looked around once to make certain no one was near, and then stepping quickly into the shed shook Jet roughly.
CHAPTER XIII
THE SNARE
"What's the matter?" Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.
"Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.
"Yes; has there been an answer?"
"I should say so. Don't we look like a pretty substantial reply to almost any kind of a telegram?"