The Rover Boys on the River; Or, The Search for the Missing Houseboat

t the three rings which the constabl

into my coat," said Dick, who was

ck didn't steal

Sam. "Dick, this is

," came from Aaron Fairchild. "Go

a-doin'," retur

presently brought forth another ri

hin'!" came from the th

e's the th

Dick, the hot blood rushing to his face. He t

y, Captain Rover," ans

here is assuredly

oat," said Josi

thorough search two small gold stick pi

rchild, triumphantly. "I can prove

ne of the sleeves came half a dozen chea

r as day," said the jeweler. "

ock 'em up," answ

p!" cried

. "I'm no thief, and I do

a how this jewelry got

in Pu

me promptly f

ng was then searched and a few mor

" said the constable, and this wa

t, that something was wrong, and then somebody whispered that the R

And a number of others said the same. But a few shrugged their sho

altogether," said one. "They

a good bit of money,"

st," said Aaron Fairchild, after the ba

h the rest?" asked the

cent and I do not understand how that stuff got wher

st be the one who robbe

ehind the evidence, as they say in court. You might just as well confess, an'

ider this stuff w

five dollars," answ

id you lose

ed an' sixty d

a hundred and twenty-five dollar

but that one of our e

uestion is,

ter-or Lew Flapp

the things get int

ve it

sh," put in the constable.

ere

Haggerty'

aptain Putnam. "This affair

y. But a wagon was handy, belonging to a nearby farmer,

said Captain Putnam to his head assist

overs are guilty, sir,"

against them. The question i

battalion of cadets ma

Rovers and the others

squire proved to be an Irishman of about fifty, who when he w

rhood for years," said the squire. "The back door av the shop w

en the robbery was co

tn

ll day yesterday and did not get home

e anybody else

hen he goes away

nd several office chairs. The squire had heard of Captain Putnam, and kne

particulars of this case," said

everything in the shop in confusion. Jewelry and other things to the value of a hundred and sixty dollars had been taken, and on the floor he had found the memorandum book and the envelope. From some boys in the hamlet

said Squire Haggerty. "How do ye account for ha

, whoever he was, placed them there, for the double purpose o

o throuble, he was after being a f

it," put in

of any suc

And he mentioned Dan Baxter, Flapp, Rockley, and a numbe

Rover and how it was that Lew Flapp was considered an enemy and how the fellow had been di

he must have visited your camp, too," said Squ

oked inquiringly

didn't see any o

ied Tom, suddenly. "How strange t

ou hear from

me Flapp had been there and was very angry because he had been sent away from the academy.

?" asked Josiah Co

over from the hotel. He was very much frightened and insis

ut Lew Flapp," said Di

't have talked so much," added the lad. "He certainly s

u seen h

he village right aft

ar Mr. Fairc

that runs bac

was he

n't k

the last yo

s,

he went towards the

, s

y could not tell and

ok his head

looks to me as if I'll have to hold these Ro