"I'll most likely meet you at the next town," he said, cheerily, as he went up stairs apparently to retire, and half an hour later he had slipped out of the house without being recognized by any one he knew.
At this late hour the village was in a state of repose, and he hurried to the railroad, saying to himself as he started down the track on the ties:
"Now we'll see how many miles I can cover between this and sunrise."
CHAPTER XXI
THE ADIRONDACKS
Jet gave no heed to his own fatigue during this night's traveling.
His one desire was to reach the junction in time to send the telegram to Harvey, and make such changes in his costume as would serve to disguise him in some slight degree.
In order to effect this purpose, it would be necessary to travel every moment of the time at full speed.
This he did, and it was one quarter past four in the morning when he arrived at the junction.