Jibby Jones · Chapter 9 (2/2)

“No,” he said, “I didn’t forget him. And I don’t believe I ever will.”

But you can see why I felt scared when it seemed likely that the redheaded man with the scar over his eye in the Arkansas jail was the Redheaded Bandit. Because we knew the Redheaded Bandit was a mighty hard character. Of course, when you come to think of it, he did not steal Rover, but he might have stolen him if he had thought of it and had wanted a dog like Rover.