THE CHASE
It must be confessed that Sam and Spud, as well as the woman of the house, were very much surprised over the statement made by Songbird.
"Attacked and robbed!" murmured Sam. "What an awful thing to do!"
"He said he had been robbed of four thousand dollars!" broke in Spud. "Where in the world would he get that much money? He must be dreaming, Sam."
"I hardly think so, Spud. I know he was to go on a very important errand for Mr. Sanderson, who is laid up at home with a sprained ankle."
"Well, if Songbird was robbed, it's more than likely the fellow we saw in the cutter did it."
"Exactly! And the chances are he will get away just as fast as he possibly can," added Sam, bitterly.
"What do you think we ought to do?"
"I think we ought to notify the authorities, Spud."
"Hadn't we better wait until we get some particulars from Songbird?"