“I will myself give you the money for them, as that will save time. Should the search for the box be successful, I will take upon me to pay you the reward as soon as you desire it.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Harry might have declined the reward, but he felt, justly, that he had rendered a valuable service to the unknown owner of the bonds, and was entitled to it.
Presently the detectives came back.
“Well,” said the lawyer.
“He is safe under lock and key,” promptly answered one of them.
“How did he appear?”
“Sullen and despondent. He vows vengeance against this boy.”
“Probably he will not be in a position for some years to harm him. And now I have some instructions to give you.”
Half an hour later Harry and the two detectives were passengers on a train bound for a town not far from Waybridge. It was a different railroad, however, from the one on which Harry had come. The choice was made from a desire to avoid suspicion.