"How?"
"There's a constable in this town who seems to be pretty well fixed, and he gave me to understand that he might take the company out of jail, providing I'd let him act as treasurer until the amount was paid."
"Which one is he?" Jet asked, trying hard not to betray the eagerness for knowledge which he felt.
"The fellow who took you to jail."
"Are you pretty certain he'll make the trade?"
"Here he comes now to talk the matter over; it won't take us long to find out."
Jet glanced toward the door, and saw the man in whom he felt so great an interest.
The manager, eager to clinch the bargain, advanced to meet him, and the boy, keeping his back toward the new-comer, managed to walk out of the opposite door without being observed.
Now the one question in the mind of the amateur detective was as to why this man should be willing to travel with the show.
It did not require many minutes for him to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion.