"It all looks kind of suspicious to me.

Fifty dollars is a large enough sum to tempt Jack to do almost anything.

Well, so long.

I've got to hurry along.

I'm late now." And the lad hastened away to keep his appointment.
Rob was about to go into the house and get a book, when his attention was arrested by a figure coming up the street at a smart pace whose outlines somehow seemed familiar to him.