He threw a pair of the steel bracelets to Dick and another pair to Tom, and the Rovers had the satisfaction of handcuffing Josiah Crabtree and Tad Sobber.

Then the sheriff made prisoners of the rest of the crowd, and called in the two men from the outside, at the same time shouting loudly: "You other fellows remain where you are!" as if the force of a dozen or more were still there.
"Can we go upstairs now ?" asked Dick.
"Sure you can," said the sheriff, with a little grin.

"But I'll have to go along--to get the evidence, you know." Up the stairs bounded Dick and Tom.

They found Mrs.Sobber in a corner of the hallway, the lighted candle on a dusty stand.

At a nearby door Sam was inserting a key in the lock.
"Just got the key from the woman," he explained.