CHAPTER XIV
“SUSPICION IS NOT PROOF”
Jack listened attentively to catch the reply of the boy for upon it much depended.
Some one had paid the boy to set up and insert the obnoxious article and Jack knew that his theory that a poor compositor had done the work was correct.
Now the thing to be learned was who had paid him for what he had done and Jack believed that he was about to be enlightened.
Then he heard the click of the receiver being put back upon the hook and the connection was cut off.
“That’s too bad!” he muttered as he hung up. “I thought I was going to find out something. Maybe I can yet.”
“Did you get him?” asked Percival.
“Yes,” and Jack told what he had heard over the wire.
“It’s too bad that Brooke hung up so soon,” said Dick, “but can’t you get him again?”