“It’s a pretty hard thing to see you charged with stealing.”
“They will have to prove those charges, Ben.”
“And they have got hold of our new monoplane parts.”
“Mr. Pearsons has just gone to see about those,” said Mr. Hardy.
The lawyer in question entered the office at that moment. He was in great haste. He looked stirred up and bothered.
Mr. Pearsons nodded to Ben. Then he turned towards his anxious-faced father.
“Well, Hardy,” he observed, “we’re dealing with a bad crowd, I can tell you.”
“You mean Mr. Saxton?”
“And his accomplices and lawyers. The recovery of those automobile parts was only a ruse.”
“A ruse?” repeated Mr. Hardy wonderingly.