Biff and his father saw a puzzled look come over her face as she answered the telephone.
“Yes? I understand. This morning? All right, I’ll tell them.”
When she returned to the breakfast table she said, “That was Charlie’s friend, that Chinese merchant, Mr. Ling. Ling Tang, isn’t it?”
“Why, yes. What did he want?” Tom Brewster asked.
“He said it is most urgent that you and Biff see him before Biff leaves for Rangoon.”
CHAPTER II
Beware, Biff!
“I think we’d better get down to Ling Tang’s shop this morning,” Mr. Brewster said. “It must be something important for him to have called so early. Especially if he knows Biff is leaving for Burma tomorrow.”
Biff waited until his father had finished his second cup of coffee, and then rose from the table.
“All set, Dad?” he asked. “I’ll get the car.”
Not until they were in the car did Biff bring up the subject of the ring.