He had a sheaf of reports from shops and agencies in various parts of the state, through which he had been trying to trace the stolen jewels and securities, but in every case the report was the same. There had been no lead to the gems or the bonds taken from Tower Mansion.
When the boys left their father’s study they went outside and sat on the back-porch steps.
“What shall we do now?” asked Joe.
“I don’t know. Dad sure took the wind out of our sails that time, didn’t he?”
“I’ll say he did. But it was just as well. He saved us a lot of trouble.”
“Yes, we might have been going around in circles,” Frank conceded.
Joe wagged his head. “It looks as if Dad has the inside track on the case-in the city, anyway.”
“What have you got in mind?” Joe asked.
“To concentrate on the country. We started out to find the thief because he stole Chet’s car. Let’s start all over again from that point.”
“Meaning?”