"I'll go along with you and show you the place," Tad offered.
The policemen soon arrived at Captain Ben's bungalow, and then he and Daddy Bunker set out, with Tad to lead the way to where the ragged men were hiding.
"Oh, Mother, can't we go and see the tramps run?" begged Rose.
"Yes!" added Russ. "They won't chase us with the policemen there to make 'em be good! Let's go!"
"Well, we'll go and look on from a distance," said Mrs. Bunker. So, with the six little Bunkers in charge she started for the railroad.
It was all over in a little while. Daddy Bunker, Captain Ben, and the police officers silently made their way to the place where the ragged men were hiding. They surrounded it, so the tramps could not get away, and soon the vagrants were all captured. They did not fight at all, for they seemed to be cowards.
One by one they were led out, pushed into a wagon and taken to jail. Of course the six little Bunkers did not go near the jail. But they had seen the tramps caught and this was enough for them. Tad was warmly thanked by Captain Ben, Daddy Bunker and others for telling where the troublesome men might be caught.
"Did you get your rowboat?" asked Russ of Captain Ben, when the marine came back after the tramps were locked up.
"They didn't exactly have it with them," laughed Captain Ben, "but I made them tell me where it was hidden. And the motor boat is there also. It was stolen from a friend of mine. He'll be glad to get it back—as glad as I am to get my rowboat and my wrist watch—only, of course, the tramps didn't have that. But the ragged men will not trouble any one for a long time, now."
"Did any of them have Mrs. Brown's jewelry?" asked Mother Bunker.