Horton. "How would you like
to wander around there year after year, as Oje does?"
"Say that Oje's a good Indian!" Tommy exclaimed. "I tried to get
him to come on down to Chicago with me, but he said he wouldn't
live here on a bet."
"What are you going to do with the two Little Brass Gods and all
the precious stones?" asked Sandy.
"I would suggest," Mr. Horton replied, "that the two idols be
returned to the Hindu still remaining in the city, the companion of
the one who was killed, and that the jewels be returned with them."
"That's a lot of money to give away," Sandy suggested.
"There's nothing compulsory about it!" laughed Mr. Horton. "If you
boys want to run the risk of being chased up by those Hindus until
they finally get their hands on the idols, you may do so."
"Not for mine!" exclaimed Thede. "I don't want any dusky East
Indians chasing me up!"
It was finally decided to restore the two little Brass Gods with
the jewels to the Hindu. Later the body of the East Indian was
taken from its grave near James Bay and transferred to his own
country.
"There's one little commission I'd like to have you boys
undertake," Mr. Horton said, after all the details of the Tupper
case had been settled. "There's quite a bunch of trouble down here
in a coal mine that I'd like to have you boys look into.
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