"I shall invite him to accompany me to Bar Harbor on my yacht. But first we must call on the harbor police, as our testimony will be needed to convict the rascals who came near robbing me of five thousand dollars' worth of valuables."
CHAPTER XXX. JED ENTERTAINS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
Though the trial of the harbor thieves was expedited, it was a week before Jed and Mr. Roper were able to leave New York. Jed's testimony settled the matter, and the two thieves were sentenced to terms of five years' imprisonment.
"I'll get even with you yet, young fellow!" muttered the sallow-faced man, eyeing Jed with deep malignity as he left the witness-box.
"Where is your trunk?" asked Mr. Roper after their first visit to the office of the harbor police.
"I never owned one, Mr. Roper."
"Your valise, then."
"It is at a small hotel near the Battery."