But she followed his
sturdy little form dutifully as he trudged up the road and into a
certain lane. On he went, like a redoubtable conqueror with Pepsy
after him. To her consternation he went straight up to the kitchen
door, yes, of Constable Beriah Bungel's humble abode! Pepsy stood
behind him in a kind of daze and heard his resounding knock as in
a dream. Then suddenly to her dismay and terror she saw Beriah Bungel
himself standing in the open doorway looking fiercely down at the
little khaki-clad scout.
"Mr. Bungel," she heard as she stood gaping and listening and
ready to run at the terrible official's first move, "Mr. Bungel,
if you want to know where those two fellers are that stole the
motorcycles, they're hiding in Kelly's barn and I guess they'll
stay there till dark. So if you want to go and get them you'll get
two hundred and fifty dollars as long as you don't say who told you
where they are."
Without another word he turned and trudged away along the path,
Pepsy following after him, to astonished to speak.
CHAPTER XXII
FATE IS JUST
On that very morning Constable Bungel performed the stupendous
feat which sent his name ringing through Borden County and
established him definitely as the Sherlock Holmes of Everdoze.
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