"Wouldn't have done you any good," said Donald. "He was too quick for us."
"Was any one with him?" asked Jack.
"Only Sam Tompkins."
"Ah!" returned Jack. "What did I tell you?"
"Don't know," replied Pepper; "you tell us so many things that we can't remember them all. What did you tell us this time?"
"About Monkey Rae and Sam Tompkins, and the queer coins you picked up in the road that day."
"I believe you did say something about Monkey and the coins," admitted Donald, "but I no paid much attention to it."
"But what has that got to do with the present excitement?" asked
Rand.
"Listen to this," exclaimed Jack, stopping under an electric light to read a circular that he drew from his pocket.
"Three hundred dollars reward. Escaped from jail. Three hundred dollars will be paid for the arrest and detention of one James Rae, alias 'Limpy,' who escaped from the jail at Melton on June fifth. Said Rae is about forty years old, stoutly built, and five feet eight inches in height. Has smooth face, red hair, and walks with a limp. James Robinson, Sheriff."