CHAPTER PAGE I.--THE TALK IN AN APPLE TREE 17 II.--JASPER'S IDEA TAKES ROOT 25 III.--AS THE CLOCK IN THE TOWER BOOMED SIX 33 IV.--SIGNS OF TROUBLE 41 V.--THE MOTORCYCLE SQUAD 49 VI.--GETTING IN A RUT 57 VII.--IN HOT PURSUIT 65 VIII.--TWENTY-SEVEN MILES FROM HICKORY RIDGE AND HOME 73 IX.--NEARING THE CRISIS 81 X.--FOUND AT LAST 89 XI.--THE HOWL OF THE WOLF SIGNAL 97 XII.--THE AMBUSH 105 XIII.--FRIENDS IN TIME OF NEED 113 XIV.--HOW THE PLOT FAILED 121 XV.--VICTORY--SISS! BOOM! HURRAH! 129 XVI.--"THE FINEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO FAIRFIELD!" 137