"W-w-why, t-t-that must be M-M-Monkey Rae's father," stammered Pepper when Jack had finished reading. "I knew he was away somewhere, but I didn't know he was in prison."
"Shure, there's lots of things ye don't know, me darlint," interjected
Gerald.
"And he is the man who was with Monkey on the river," added Rand.
"And the man that was in the boat the other day," put in Dick.
"I hope they catch him!" said Pepper vindictively.
"Go for him, Pepper," encouraged Gerald.
"And that is what Monkey stole the fish for," continued Pepper.
"Of course it was," replied Jack. "Didn't I tell you there was something back of this monkey business?"
"But I no see it yet," remarked Donald.
"Of course you don't," said Jack. "You want it explained with a diagram. It was Rae who robbed Judge Taylor's office, and Monkey and Sam Tompkins helped him. He was hiding in the woods when we saw him."