But they had left a note for the office boy who was due at six o'clock to sweep out the business office.
That office boy came in and called the High School pair at a few minutes after six.

Dick's first thought was to instruct the boy to telephone the Prescott and Darrin homes at seven in the morning, sending word that the two boys were safe but busy.

Then Dick hastily led the way to a quick-order restaurant near by.

Here the boys got through with breakfast as quickly as they could.
That done, they bought sandwiches, which they put into their pockets.
As they came out of the eating house the streets were still far from crowded.

Laborers were going to their toil, but it was yet too early for the business men of the city to be on their way to offices, or clerks to the stores.
"Now, let's get out of the town in a jiffy," proposed Dick.