“‘In jail at the Springs. Help!
“‘Stacy.’”
CHAPTER VII
IN THE TOILS
The Overlanders groaned.
“Hippy, Hippy! You go right down and get the poor boy out,” cried Nora. “The idea! That poor boy in jail!”
The messenger demanded the dollar that had been promised to him.
“Who gave you the message?” questioned Miss Briggs, stepping up to the newcomer.
“One of the soldiers. I don’t know his name, and never seen him before. Do I get the dollar?”
“This letter says that the writer is in jail. We wish to know where and why. What do you know about it?” demanded Lieutenant Wingate.