THE RED VALISE.
Of course Jerry was astonished at his chum’s declaration.
“How do you know this?”
“They had that red valise. I saw it.”
“Let us make a few more inquiries before we say anything,” replied Jerry, slowly. “It’s pretty bad to accuse anybody of such a crime as this.”
They asked a number of people about the robbery, but could gain no information which would directly implicate Si Peters and his crony.
“We had better keep mum for the present, Harry.”
“What, and let the robbers escape?”
“Oh, I don’t want that to happen.”
The two talked it over for awhile, and when they returned home they were much troubled. But that night word came from New York City which mystified them greatly.