Theneighbors' houseswerealllightedup， andagoodmanypeoplewerehangingoutoftheirwindowsandopeningtheirdoors， andcallingtoeachothertoknowwhatallthisnoisemeant.
WhenthepolicemanappearedwithJimandmeathisheels， ， ' sbackwasbleedinginseveralplacesfromthestonesthatJenkinshadthrownathim， andIwasamassofbruises.
Presentlywewerediscovered， andthenwhatafusswasmadeoverus."Bravedogs！ Nobledogs！" everybodysaid， ， andstoodupandwaggedourtails， atleastJimdid， ， andcatchingmeupinherarms， raninthehousewithme， andJackfollowedwitholdJim.
， ， andrightthereintheparlorwashedourwounds， andmadeusliedownbythefire.
"Yousavedoursilver， braveJoe，" saidMissBessie， "justwaittillmypapaandmammacomehome， ， Jack， whatisthelatest？" astheMorrisboyscametroopingintotheroom.
"Thepolicemanhasbeenquestioningyournurse， andexaminingthedining-room， andhasgonedowntothestationtomakehisreport， anddoyouknowwhathehasfoundout？" saidJack， excitedly.
"No，what？" askedMissBessie.
"Whythatvillainwasgoingtoburnyourhouse."
MissBessiegavealittleshriek."Why， whatdoyoumean？"
"Well，" saidJack， "theythinkbywhattheydiscovered， thatheplannedtopackhisbagwithsilver， andcarryitoff； butjustbeforehedidsohewouldpouroilaroundtheroom， andsetfiretoit， sopeoplewouldnotfindoutthathehadbeenrobbingyou."
"Whywemighthaveallbeenburnedtodeath，" saidMissBessie."Hecouldn' tburnthedining-roomwithoutsettingfiretotherestofthehouse."
"Certainlynot，" saidJack， "thatshowswhatavillainheis."
"Dotheyknowthisforcertain， Jack？" askedMissLaura.
