"
"I guess they'll get a hustle on, though," the storekeeper replied. "I
see there's a reward of one hundred dollars offered for the capture of
those robbers."
"There is!" the captain exclaimed. "How did ye hear that?"
"Why, it was in yesterday morning's paper. Here it is; you can read it
for yourself."
"Well, I declare!" and the captain scratched his head. "I didn't see
that. H'm, 'for the capture of the men who assaulted and robbed an
unknown man at Sheer's Alley,'" he read. "Guess we'll come in fer that
money, or I'm much mistaken."
"But you haven't captured them yet," the store-keeper reminded him.
"We've got them over there, though," the captain retorted.
"But they're not captured yet, remember. You haven't got your hands on
them. I don't believe you can claim that money unless you give those
chaps up to the police."
The captain went back to the boat in a very thoughtful mood. The offer
of the reward placed the whole affair in a new light now. One hundred
dollars! It was just what the scouts needed to help them, and it would
be money well earned, at that. What a pity to let others win the
reward after what he and the boys had done.
All the scouts except Rod had gone home, and this was for the best.
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