wouldn't tell us about her," said Nellie. "Are you alone?"
"No, indeed; we have the sheriff and his posse with us. Every one of the rascals is under arrest."
"Good! It is what they deserve!"
"Have you got Mr. Crabtree?" faltered Dora.
"Yes," returned Dick. "And this time we'll take care that he is put where he will never bother you and your mother again," he continued.
Although told to do so by Mrs. Sobber, the girls had refused to go to bed and were fully dressed. They had been offered supper by the woman but had found it impossible to eat.
"Well, we haven't had a mouthful ourselves," said Sam.
"But we are going to have the finest kind of a spread just as soon as we get to town and those rascals are locked up," added Tom.
"But how did you manage to follow us so quickly?" asked Dora, wonderingly.
"We came to Hope to call on you in the Dartaway," Dick explained. "And we followed most of the way by biplane."
"Then you have the flying machine here?"
"Yes, although we didn't bring it very close to the house."
"What are you going to do with me?" cried
