28/49 "I must wait here like a tongue-tied dog," he growled. I was a fool to quarrel with this fellow. He was another of the school-time playmates!" When Ferris sneaked out to send a submissive dispatch to his wife, he was tormented by the stern words of the young orphan's telegram. Find Randall Clayton, dead or alive." "There is trouble ahead," mused Ferris, "and I have made enemies of all the officials here. |