“You might bring both pairs. I think we shall need them.”
“I will do so.”
Dividers, it may be explained, are simply compasses, such as are used in school to draw circles with. They are made of steel, however, and have no pencil in them, both points being quite sharp. In addition there is an arrangement so that they can be opened to any desired width, and fastened there. They are used by mechanics to take exact measurements.
Dan found the two instruments where the former blacksmith had told him they were, and brought them away with him.
“Now I think we are ready to proceed with our detective work,” observed Mr. Harrison.
“Where are you going to start?”
“At Mr. Lee’s store.”
Reaching this place, they found that there were now very few persons in the vicinity, nearly every one having satisfied his curiosity regarding the broken window.
“I am glad there is no one likely to see what we are about to do,” remarked the old soldier. “They might ask too many questions, and spoil my plans.”
Instead of going inside the store, as Dan expected he would, Mr. Harrison went to a spot just outside the window by which the burglars had entered.