Dan Carter and the Money Box

erted"

ttered as the Cubs gathered in a gro

dge asked the Den Chie

w before-although his voice

," Red said uneasily. "After a

Brad insisted. "Furthermore, I don't believe th

Of all the Cubs, he was the only one wh

w him, did you?

et eyes on him before. You kno

lthough he had been too far back to catch

se!" Chips went on excitedly. "The nerve of him ordering

anything about it," agreed Dan soberly. "Sa

away to see the stranger or to hear any of the conversation. Howeve

n?" he asked

him what h

added. "We think he must be a tramp who

ore the name and telephone number of the

e announced. "These houses are supposed to be boarded up. We h

ice was sound. However, they disliked

and let's move," Brad told the C

psack made from his sweater, Dan glanced t

nded. "That guy's stan

oy muttered. "Mr. Hatfield's r

o be a matc

r all we may know, he might be a crimina

o," Dan said thoughtfully. "

that I

insisted, "or at least he's some

what?" Bra

re we saw t

W

at night of the rain storm

asked us what wa

's th

the window. The man however,

," the Den Chief said thoughtfully. "All th

"I didn't care much for the fellow's

s?" called

ir minds, Brad and Dan hastened

field mentioned again that he would call th

," he said. "I'm sure it's all right, but we'll double

d remarked. "Why, he might even start

exploring the haunted house, ha

nted house which stood on a curving rise of land. Shutters hung at

r. Hatfield asked, l

more than a minut

are pretty long, Chips,"

to inspect the old house, so

ed as they started up the lane. "I'd hate to live so

d. "Then, Webster City is growing to the south. In

frosted stubble growth. Some distance away r

g and fishing around

hed the dilapidated house. Its windows, streaked wi

place has been deser

d Mr. Hatfield, glancing about the

in without giving the Cub leader an opportunity to comp

t turns on a crank, br

ps growled. "That's how the bucke

. "This water may be safe enough,

drink. Dan went over to look at the big iron kettle which in days pas

the ashes beneath the blacken

fter all!" he exclaimed in alarm. "Some

iscovery, had pulled a box to a po

e against the pane

s house!" the boy entoned. "I