The girls nodded, and the taxi driver sped away with orders to go straight to the City Hall.
Captain Magee, who had received a call from the airport, was ready and waiting for them. Ted carried the shabby, worn bag into his office, and Linda put it into the Captain's hands herself.
"The bank's money," she explained. "And the two revolvers. We never had to use them at all."
"But we'd have died without them," added Dot. "Of fright—if nothing else."
In vain Captain Magee tried to tell the girls how wonderfully brave he thought they had been, but he was so overcome by feeling that he groped for words and stammered—ending by pressing both Linda's and Dot's hands in silence.
"Two young girls like you—" he finally managed to say—"succeeding where the police and everybody else failed! Capturing a hundred thousand dollars by a clever trick——"
"Is there really that much?" inquired Dot. "Of course we never counted it."
The officer smiled at their unconcern. In spite of all their ability, they still seemed like children to him.
"By the way, Miss Carlton," he said, "I had a wire from your aunt this afternoon. She will arrive in Jacksonville Saturday morning—accompanied by Mrs. Crowley."
This final piece of good news was just what the girls needed to complete their perfect day. Their eyes lighted up with happiness, and they squeezed each other's hands in joy.