Now, Mr. Smarty, I'm going home, and you're
going to find the watch."
"Say, you might help a fellow and be decent about it," pleaded
Ted.
"I didn't lose the watch, and I won't help you look for it," snapped
back Hi Martin, as he strode away. "But if you aren't at my home
with that gold watch before dark to-night, then you may look for
things to happen to you! Find the watch, or wait and see what
the law will do to you, Mr. Ted Smarty!"
Right on the spot Ted Teall started to look, a feeling of dull
but intense misery gnawing in his breast.
"Oh, gracious! But now I've gone and done it!" groaned Teall,
beginning to shake in his shoes. "Now, I'm in a whole peck and
half of trouble, for I'll never be lucky enough to find that watch
again!"
Chapter XI
TED FEELS THE FLARE-BACK
Ted didn't find the watch, nor did the men searchers get anywhere
near a reliable trail of Amos Garwood.
As for Dick & Co., they aided in the search for a while, then
went home to supper, feeling that they had done their present
duty as well as boys might do it.
Ted Teall slunk home considerably after dark. Fortunately, as
it happened, his parents didn't force him to tell his reason for
being late, but Ted sat down to a supper that was cold and all
but tasteless.
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