CHAPTER XII

ON DICK'S PORCH

"After that," said Gordon, "I don't know just what did happen. I was too busy getting away from there to look back. I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along. Where Lanny and Morris got to I don't know. Maybe they're still running!"

It was Sunday morning and Gordon and Dick were seated on the latter's porch. Dick, who had listened to his friend's narration with much amusement, laughed again.

"And you forgot to turn off the steam before you jumped, eh?"

"No, I didn't exactly forget to," replied Gordon judicially. "I thought of it, all right, but I couldn't locate the throttle thing. You see, it all happened so suddenly that there wasn't time to do much but run. That silly cop must have been standing in front of the little shed the contractors put up out