"Hullo, what does all this mean?" cried the contractor, as he
brought his wagon to a standstill, and viewed the wrecked stage.

"It means that Captain Putnam will have a little account to settle
with you, Mr. Darwell," put in Harry Blossom promptly.

"With me? What for?"

"For this wreck."

"And for this cut chin," added Frank.

"And my being knocked out," said Dick.

"I'm not responsible for any wreck," replied Joel Darwell. "I put
up the bar with the danger signal on it, up at the cross-roads."

"We didn't see no sign," interrupted Peleg Snuggers. "Not a bit of
a sign."

"There was no sign when I came along," said John Laning.

"I put the sign up not over three hours ago," insisted Joel
Darwell. "I can show you just where Sandy Long and I dug the post
holes for it."

"Then some rascal took the sign down," said Tom. "What for?"

"Must have done it to wreck the stage," answered Larry Colby. "But