CHAPTER XXIII: BAGGS TAKES CHARGEHashknife picked up Sleepy at the livery stable, and they rode out to the Box S. Sleepy didn’t know what it was all about, but he went willingly. They found Len and Larry on the front porch.
“Do you think there’s enough wind to sail that kite to-day, Mr. Hartley?” called the boy anxiously.
“I’m afraid we’ll have to wait a while, Larry. Take a look at this, Len.”
He handed Len the answer to the telegram, explaining that he had wired the conductor on the train.
“I’d have bet on my hunch!” snapped Len. “That proves it. But where is she, Hartley? Nobody saw her leave. All we’ve got to go on is the note she left.”
“Do you know her writin’, Len?”
“Never saw it in my life.”
“Maybe she didn’t write it. Maybe she didn’t go away with Baggs. But there’s one cin
