The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon [Dixon, Franklin W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Political Science, Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Detective and Mystery Stories, Mystery and Detective Stories, Children's Stories, Social Science, Criminology, Brothers, Political Freedom & Security, Boys & Men, Hardy boys (Fictitious characters), National security, International Security, Counterfeits and counterfeiting, Sabotage
ISBN: 9780448089034
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1927-06-01T23:24:12+00:00

CHAPTER XV

the chase

"When?" asked the Hardy boys quickly, in response to their father's announcement oi Paul Blum's escape.

"Just a few minutes ago. At least that wat when they discovered it. He managed to get ouat into the jail yard for some exercise, and in some way the guard's attention was dis iracted Blum piled up a couple of old boxes against the wall and was over before any one aaw him."

"I wonder where he would go!"

"The police are watching the roads and the ftrains. I don't think he can get out of the uty that way. But I have an idea he has accomplices here, and if he can he'll join them and 'they'll see that he is smuggled out all right, I was going to suggest that you fellows take 'she motorboat and keep an eye on the bay."

''Good idea!" exclaimed Prank, who never needed an excuse to take the boat onto "Come on, Joe. Come on Chet'*

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I'll go out in dad's boat,** volunteered; Tony Prito.

"Fine!" agreed the others, and the boys hastened down the street in the direction of the boathouses.

Jerry Oilroy and Biff Hooper went with Tony, while Phil Cohen went with Chet and the Hardy boys.

Frank unlocked the door of the boathouse and went inside, followed by the others.

But the familiar shape of the Sleuth could not be seen.

The front of the boathouse was open The motorboat had disappeared,

"The boat's gone!" he exclaimed in conm sternation.

The other boys stared, amazed at this unexpected development.

"It's been stolen!" cried Frank. *'No one has a key to the boathouse but Joe and me."

"It was here at noon?" exclaimed Joe. "I was in here for a few minutes before I went to school."

"Who could have taken it?" asked Chet.

"Do you think it could have been Paul Blum?" suggested Joe.

The same thought had been in Frank's mind,

"'That's who it was! Ke wanted to make a quick getaway, so he figured his best chanejs would be by boat."

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And perhaps tie found out where the boathouse was, just so he could get even bs~ cause we turned him over to the police,*' Joe put in.

''He can't be very far away.' Phil Cobee pointed out. "'Your father said he just escaped a little while ago."

Frank ran along the landing oat to the front of the boathouse. For a moment he scanned the bay. Then he gave a sudden shout.

*'I see the boat' There's the Sleuth, I'd know it anywhere!'"

The others ran to his side, and Frank pointed out a flashing white shape heading far up the bay. There were very few boats out rhat afternoon and there was no mistaking the Sleuth as it sped eastward.

"Get Tony to chase him!" exclaimed Joe 'Quick!"

They ran hurriedly out of the boathouse and made their way down to the ramshackle build sng where Tony Prito kept his craft. The other boys looked up in surprise as the Hardys and their companions entered. Tony had beet just on the point of starting.

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