"Missed anything? Why, no, not that we've noticed. What makes you ask that, Mr. Dodd?" questioned Frank.
"Oh, because I see you've had a thief pretty nigh you. I saw the print of his shoe in the soil over there under that tree. It was made by a prison shoe, and I ought to know the brand, all right," said the sheriff.
Frank and Jerry exchanged glances. What Mr. Dodd had said only added strength to the theory they had formed regarding the relations between Andy Lasher and the escaped convict.
CHAPTER XXI
THE SHERIFF DIPS INTO FAIRY STORIES
"Show Mr. Dodd our notice to leave, Bluff," said Frank laughingly.
"Reach around and get it, Will, please. It's just back of you. Thanks. There you are, sir. Our lease is up, apparently, and we must get out, unless we want to have things made disagreeable for us."
The sheriff elevated his eyebrows.
"I expect this is some more doings of this wonderful ghost," he remarked shrewdly.