“Gee, Captain, don’t stop me now, for the love of Mike! There is going to be something doing at the Hathaway house before so very long and you stay here and guard the premises. Don’t let anybody get out of the house back or front and don’t let anybody go in the garage. I tell you it is mighty important.”
“No doubt, but you come and tell your tale to the chief. He knows what’s important and what’s not. March!”
Danny had a feeling he had best obey the man when he felt something poking in his ribs. He was furious at the occurrence, but deemed it wiser to keep quiet as to his real reason for wanting the garage watched. The man was so stolid one could not tell whether he was to be trusted or not.
“Well, hurry up! I’ve got a lot of things to do to-night besides call on Chief Lonsdale. I’ll be glad to see the old boy, however.”
“You won’t see him until morning. The chief doesn’t spend the night in his office.”
“Thunderation! Then let me telephone Miss Josie O’Gorman! Morning may be too late.”
“Well, since Miss O’Gorman is on the case as it were, I’ll take you by and let you have a look in on her.”
“On what case?”
“The Hathaway case! You don’t know so much after all if you don’t know about that.”
“No, I don’t know a thing. I just got here about an hour ago.”