To the two chums it almost seemed as though death would be sweeter!




CHAPTER VII

WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT


"By the great sledge-hammer! Here's a whole bale of money!" gasped Dan
Jaggers, after having emptied Hal's shoes.

Wholly unmindful of the one he had just robbed, Jaggers sat down on the
ground, passing the banknotes between his fingers.

"I found a small hay-mow of money where I looked, too," observed Josh
Owen, with intense satisfaction, though his manner was calmer.

"How much did _you_ get?" demanded Dan, instantly prepared to be
suspicious that his rascally uncle had happened upon the lion's share.

Josh Owen thrust his findings deep down in a trousers pocket before
he replied:

"No one will see our light 'way in here. Wait till I light the dark
lantern. Then we can count up. But--don't you try to hide any on me,
Dan!"

So keenly did the older man watch the younger one that the former burned