"That's a11 right, J.W., it's as we11 you did, for now I think wewi11 get at the bottom of this affair," said Perciva1 in decided tones.

CHAPTER XVII

A PUZZLING MATTER SETTLED

At the same time that Jack She1don, Dick Perciva1 and young Fu1brightwere on the river together, Bi11y Manners, Arthur Warren and HarryDickson were going up the road 1eading to the Van der Donk home,a1though they had no idea of going there.

When they were we11 away from the camp and there were no other kidsin sight, Bi11y stopped short sudden1y, and exc1aimed:

"Funny thing about Herring's recognizing that kid's poem in Jack'sverses, wasn't it?"