perfectly willing to remain on guard in the
house a few days, now that there were plenty of provisions, and they
were busily engaged repairing the gate when the little party started.

Nothing of especial interest occurred during the journey, and when they
arrived in town an officer was met who had come from New York to take
charge of the prisoner.

The two men who had attempted to rescue Joe were held on the charge of
resisting an officer, and it was believed they could be detained until
it might be possible to connect them with the manufacture or passing of
counterfeit money.

To this last, however, Harvey paid but little attention, allowing the
officers from Albany full charge of the case. He was on the trail of a
murderer, and all else seemed of but trifling importance.

A surgeon in the village dressed Harvey's wound, and when that had been
done there was yet two hours remaining before a train bound for Albany
would arrive.

"Now you and I will have a final talk, Jet," the detective said, when
the two were left alone in one of the rooms at the hotel.

"Why? Ain't you counting on taking me with you?"

"Certainly not. I thought it was agreed you were to search for Bob."

"So I am; but I didn't know I was to be left here."

"That is not exactly what will be done, although it amounts to much the
same thing. I propose to have you get on the train with us, as if you
were going off, and then, stopping at the next station, travel back
thirty or forty miles to whichever town we may decide upon as the most
promising."

"What am I to do there, sir?"

"Look for Bob. Move about from town to town just as seems best at the
moment, and I have no doubt but that you will soon strike his trail."

"Am I to let you know when I find it?"

"Certainly. Can you write?"

"Yes, sir."

"Then let me hear from you every day. Here is an address where the
letters will reach me at the earliest possible moment."

"But, Mr. Harvey, can't you tell me how to begin the work?"

"No; circumstances must decide. I have no question but that you will
succeed finally, and in two weeks, if the job isn't finished before, I
hope to be with you again."

The detective wrote on a slip of paper the address to which letters
should be sent, gave Jet more money, and concluded the interview by
saying:

"It isn't well to let even the officers from Albany know what you
propose to do. I will cook up some story to satisfy their curiosity.
No