"
The boys showed that they were as stubborn as he.
"Then we'll see that you learn no more," Alan exclaimed angrily.
Bob smiled. "You can't take away what I already know, and it will
take a pretty long story to tell all I am going to guess from what I
have seen."
As he spoke his eyes were on Major Honeywell's chart of the Tunit
Chas Mountains, which had carelessly been left lying on the table
where it had been in use during breakfast in the last explanations
to Elmer.
Ned's face reddened in new anger. He did not resent what the young
reporter was doing; he even realized that he might do the same thing
himself; but he was chagrined to find himself caught in such a
simple manner. That was a big piece of additional information for
Russell to have, and Ned knew it. Hard as the thing was to do he
would at least put the young man out of the way of further
discoveries.
"All right," he exclaimed, "we've tried to do the fair and decent
thing, and if you want to be stubborn Marshal Jellup can do as he
likes."
"Git!"
It was the marshal who spoke and he did so as if it were a pleasure.
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