“Only consideration for your welfare, Tommy, keeps us here,” said Dan.
“Then you can ju-ju-just let my wu-wu-wu-welfare alone,” answered Tom aggrievedly.
“Not for worlds, old chap! Come on downstairs and let’s see if we can’t find something to do.”
They went down and rescued Barry from the admiring attention of the populace, which, having learned by this time of the early morning adventure, had flocked in to view the scene and the heroes.
“I wonder what they’ll do to him,” said Dan, in reference to the marauder, as they pushed their way through the crowd about the office door.
“Put him in prison, I suppose,” answered Bob.
“Reckon they won’t do anything to him just at present,” volunteered the driver of the station ’bus who was standing near by.
“Why?” asked Dan.
“’Cause,” said the driver with a chuckle, “they ain’t got him.”