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`` I suppose you are right , '' answered the senator 's son . Nevertheless , he heaved a deep sigh , as he thought of what might be the outcome of the trouble . What if , after all , Jason Sparr should concoct some sort of evidence against them and send them all to prison ? When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil , Ben , and Buster , but the three were not in sight . `` Dave , they have n't come back yet . '' `` So I see , '' returned our hero , and he was much disturbed . He ate sparingly , and the senator 's son also had but little appetite for the meal .