most of the time we succeed," he added.

"What was it one of you boys said about these two detectives?" asked
Sheriff Pete, as he stood talking with Will, busy at the same time with
a slice of bear meat.

"Why," Will answered, "I guess the remark was that the next thing for us
to do would be to get rid of those detectives. They think they own the
whole state of Wyoming."

"Chicago men are they?" asked the sheriff.

"Yes," was the answer.

"Do they claim to be here on business?"

"Why," replied Will in a hesitating tone, "they claim to be here after a
fugitive from justice, but I guess they're on a hunting trip."

"If they're here on official business," the sheriff said, "I should
think they'd report to me."

"It may be," Will suggested, "that they are in some way associated with
these train robbers."

The sheriff looked at the boy with wide open eyes for a moment, and then
drew one eyelid down in a long, significant wink.

"You really think they stand in with these outlaws?" he asked.

"Why," replied Will, with an equally significant wink, "I think they
ought to be taken out to Lander or Green River and made to give an
account of themselves."

"Come to think about it," the sheriff said, with a smile, "I've noticed
several suspicious circumstances lately, and I think it really might be
a good thing to take them to the county seat and make them give an
account on themselves."

CHAPTER XX

DETECTIVES IN TROUBLE

While the sheriff and the boy were talking, Katz and Cullen came
tramping angrily into the cavern. They stood regarding the sheriff and
his deputies with scornful glances for a moment and then, ignoring them
entirely, strolled up to where Will was standing.

"You are under arrest," Katz said.

"What for?" asked Will, as the others gathered around him.

"For participating in the escape of a fugitive from justice."

"Where is the fugitive from justice?" asked Will.

"I can't place my hands on him at this moment," was the arrogant reply,
"but I'm going to know where he is before I permit these men to depart.
I've stood about all the impudence I care to."

"What's that making all that noise?" called Tommy, from the fire.

The two detectives turned toward the boy.

"You are under arrest, too!" Cullen shouted.

"Why don't you take some one of your own size?" asked Tommy. "Why don't
you go on and arrest some of these men?"

"I'll do that if it's necessary!" Katz exclaimed. "And loo