"You bet I don't."
At this moment the Albany messenger remembered that he had been sent on an important errand, and said as he turned to go:
"I'll be through work at six o'clock. Come around by the office an' we'll have another talk."
Food, not conversation, was what Jet most wanted just then, and as his new acquaintance departed in great haste he walked aimlessly along the streets wondering what could be done.
"The inspector thinks by this time that I lied to him, and—— By gracious, why can't I follow those fellows? That's jest what he told me to do!"
This seemed like a lucky thought, and without realizing that he had no means to prosecute even the shortest search, Jet went rapidly toward the depot.
CHAPTER IV
AN ENGAGEMENT
It was necessary for Jet to inquire the way to the depot spoken of by his new acquaintance, and after arriving there his helplessness seemed more apparent than before.