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102 Chief Hogg come to ask questions, and make an investigation. Buster, toe the mark, and tell him everything."

It was deemed advisable to put a police guard over the building after that, and there were some who declared such a thing should have been done in the beginning.

Buster and Bones were allowed a chance to go home in order to secure some sleep. On the way the former gave his private opinion of a fellow who would keep such a lax watch that a window could be opened, and an intruder prowl about the premises without discovery until the sudden alarm of the clock startled him.

"Don't think I was off more than a minute," grumbled Bones, in self defense; "and even if we'd been awake it wouldn't have stopped them from piling up that stuff on the outside, and setting fire to it. You just keep mum on that subject, Buster. I did the best I could to help you out, because I knew you was afraid to stay there alone, after reading all them ghost stories."

Buster wisely decided that perhaps it would be best to let the matter drop, especially since after all no great damage had been done, as none of the boats were injured in the least.

"I wish I knew who that fellow was I knocked into that hole?" remarked Buster, for the tenth