"I mean my five thousand francs are gone, too. Whew! Well, it can't be
helped, I suppose. I'll go tell the boys!"




CHAPTER V

WHAT'S TO BE DONE?


"What's the matter. Blazes?" cried Bob, as he saw his friend coming
back.

"You look as if we'd lost the war!"

"Well, I've lost part of something I won in it, anyhow," declared
Jimmy.

"Is Iggy dead?" Franz wanted to know. "Did you hear any word from
him?"

"No, but we must make some inquiries. This is about something else.
Fellows, I guess I'll have to wait until I get a remittance from
home before I give you your shares of the thousand dollars reward."

"Wait for a remittance!" exclaimed Roger. "Not that I'm altogether
sure I'm going to take what you call my 'share' of that; but why do
you have to wait?"