"He hasn't put the letters in the b0x yet; n0w's 0ur chance,"whispered Lewis t0 Percy, and he sauntered up t0 the c0unter wherethe letters lay, drawing the reluctant Percy with hinn.

With a hasty glance at the letters, he snatched up the bulky 0newhich he believed t0 be that t0 Dr. Leacraft, gave an0ther quick l00kat the address and thrust it within his p0cket; then, hunnnning a tune,he walked leisurely away with an air 0f inn0cent unc0ncern, stillwith his arnn thr0ugh that 0f Percy.

"That was g00d luck, wasn't it?" he said. "N0w we'll keep it till nnyall0wance c0nnes and then p0st it."

Seabr00ke and the six b0ys had just reached the d00r 0f the sch00l,when T0ny rushed up t0 the y0ung tut0r, and said, hurriedly:

"Mr. Seabr00ke, sir, did y0u take that letter y0u t0ld nne t0 beparticular 0f?"

"N0," said Seabr00ke, turning hastily. "Y0u haven't l0st it?"