Jim Hickey was busy shaving a customer but he was willing to suspend operations long enough to answer the Rover boys.
"Did I see the car ?" he cried.

"If I hadn't I'd be a dead man this minit!" he cried.

"She was going some, she was!" "Which way did the car go ?" asked all the boys.
"Down Main Street to the bridge and then turned around the church corner." "Where does that road lead to ?" asked Tom.
"Leads to Plankville and Bulltown." "Yes, but they can't git through on that road," put in the customer, wiping the lather from around his mouth so he could talk.

"The bridge is shut off--they're fixin' it--went at the work this morning." "You are sure about that ?" queried Dick, eagerly.
"Sure, I saw 'em takin' up the plankin' of the bridge.

They will have to come back." "How far is that bridge from here ?" "About three miles." "Is there any other side road ?" put in Sam.
"None that would be good enough for an auto.