irst let's have Bob's story. We haven't heard that yet," Mr.
Crowninshield said. "Tell us what happened to you in New York, my
boy."

Bob dropped into a chair.

"Well, as I wired you, Dacie and Lyman have landed your men. I
recognized the fellow who came to Seaver Bay for water the instant I
set eyes on him. He recognized me, too, and knew the game was up. It
seems, though, that he and his pal are wanted in California on a prior
charge. A big burglary, I think it is. Anyway, they have got to be
taken out there and tried first. In the meantime our complaint can be
lodged against them and----"

"Aren't we to have the fun of jailing them after all?" asked Dick in
dismay.

"They will be jailed, never fear," returned Bob. "They will get a
stiff sentence, too, I imagine."

Mr. Crowninshield was silent and his wife now glanced toward him.

"Are you disappointed, Archibald?" inquired she.

"I guess," responded he slowly, "that is a good way out of our
dilemma. The villains will be carried far away from this vicinity and
will without doubt get all that's coming to them. What more can we
ask? We've won the game--taken every trick and made a clean sweep of
the whole business. Now that I've got Lola home I don't much care
about the rest of it. What do you say we let well enough alone and
drop it?"

"I should say that with every day of your life you were growing wiser,
my dear," answered his wife softly.

FINIS.

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_The first volume in "The Invention Series"_

PAUL AND THE PRINTING PRESS

_By_ SARA WARE BASSETT

With illustrations by A. O. Scott

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