The unconscious man in the ambulance was none other than Ted Mackay!
[Chapter IX]
Suspicions
Someone from the crowd handed Ralph a cup filled with water, and before they had gone half a dozen steps, Linda had recovered consciousness. She dropped down to the ground and stared questioningly about her.
"What was it, my dear?" asked Ralph gently, as he held the water to her lips. "Was the man hurt so horribly?"
"No—it wasn't that," replied Linda slowly, remembering all that had happened. "It was just—oh, Ralph! I hate to tell you!"
"Please tell me, Linda," he begged.
She looked about her for a moment. The ambulance had gone, and the crowd, seeing that the girl was all right, began to withdraw, some to examine the shattered plane, others to go back to their cars parked along the roadside. There was nobody listening now, so she decided to answer Ralph's question.
"It wasn't our thief at all," she said. "It was—Ted Mackay."