The noise of the trouble had spread, and now Barton Reeve appeared on the scene.
“What’s the meaning of all this?” he demanded.
He was quickly told by Natalie Sparks.
“I do not believe Leo is guilty, in spite of the red strips found in the trunk,” he said.
He talked the matter over with Giles, and finally Leo, Giles, and Barton Reeve went off to interview the manager.
They found Adam Lambert in the main ticket wagon, counting tickets and cash. He was much disturbed.
“I don’t know much about you, Dunbar,” he said coldly. “The thing looks very black, and——”
“Mr. Lambert, I am innocent!” cried Leo. “I believe this is only a plot against me.”
“A plot? Whose plot?”
“This man Snipper——”