Isn't that your idea?"
"We certainly will take no such chances," Ned responded. "Up to this
time we have been successful in getting out of trouble, though, and
we may be able to rescue the boy without giving up the search for the
abducted lad."
"Here's another question," Frank said, "was that note sent by the
counterfeiters, or are the men interested in the abduction of the
prince resorting to such tactics?"
"I have an idea that the abductors are the ones who are doing it,"
Ned answered.
"It may be moonshiners," suggested Frank.
"I don't think there are any illicit stills in this district," Ned
replied.
"Well, we're up against a desperate gang now, anyway," Frank said,
"and it looks as if they held the high cards! If we had only
suspected what was going on in that passage, we might have rescued
the boy before they got him away!
"I believe we'll do well to watch Bradley," he suggested.
"But Bradley was at the cabin when we got there."
"Oh, he had plenty of time to get Jimmie away and get back to the
cabin!" Frank insisted. "We remained at the cave half an hour after
Jimmie left us, and we took our time in getting to the cottage."
"Also we took a great many snap-shots at the scenery," Ned went on.
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