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While they were talking the deal over with the purchaser, they noticed
that the man in the checked suit hovered around, and Ted purposely
permitted him to overhear part of the conversation about the delivery of
the ponies.
Ted then sent a telegram to Kit Summers, informing him of the sale, and
telling him to select the sort of horses from the herds that were
wanted, and to come through with them, bringing a sufficient number of
the boys with him to protect the stock and deliver it.
When the operator took the message and began to send it, Ted noticed
that the man with the checked suit was leaning against the wall,
apparently not paying any attention to what was going on. But Ted knew
by the way he was holding his head that he was a telegraph operator
also, and that he was reading the message as it went onto the wire.
"Say, Bud, we've had enough of that gentleman for one day, haven't we?"
"I shore hev."
"Then let's give him the slip."
"Easier said than done. Thet thar feller sticks like a leech ter a black
eye.


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