"
Accordingly they made enough inquiries to establish the
fact that Tom had started for the farm of the rascally
Kanker, who had been so insistent in the matter of his
almost worthless barn.
A number of people who knew Tom well had seen him pass in
the direction of Kanker's place, and some had spoken to him,
for the young inventor was well known in the vicinity of
Shopton and the neighboring towns.
"Well, out to Kanker's we'll go!" decided Ned. "And if
anything has happened to Tom there--well, we'll make whoever
is responsible wish it hadn't!"
"Bless my fountain pen, but that's what we will!" chimed
in Mr. Damon.
And so the two began the search for the missing youth.
Chapter XXI
A Prisoner
Amos Kanker came to the door of his farmhouse as Ned and
Mr. Damon drove up in the runabout. There was an unpleasant
grin on the not very prepossessing face of the farmer, and
what Ned thought was a cunning look, as he slouched out and
asked:
"Well, what do you want? Come to smash up any more of my
barns at three thousand dollars a smash?"
"Hardly," answered Ned shortly.
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