“Arrest them at once,” said the elderly lawyer. “What’s that? Cutler came back, took some papers from his desk, and hurried away again? Well, say nothing about that until I return.
“I think we have seen the last of Mr. Cutler,” remarked Mr. Boise as he hung up the receiver. “Well, perhaps it is better so. I should have gotten rid of him in any event.”
“Perhaps he has some papers belonging to me,” said Dr. Spidderkins.
“No. Before we came away I went through his desk, and I took out all the documents referring to your estate. But I hope Keen is in time.”
“Let’s go and see,” suggested the physician, and, locking up his house, he, together with Mr. Boise and Tom, hurried to the Parker House.
CHAPTER XXV
TOM’S PROMOTION—CONCLUSION
Never had a trolley car seemed to travel so slowly as did that one from the Back Bay section, in which the three anxious ones rode. But finally they reached their destination. As they hurried into the lobby of the hotel they were met by Mr. Keen.
“Well?” asked Mr. Boise anxiously.
“We caught them just in time,” replied his partner. “They had engaged a cab, and had tickets to New York, when I appeared on the scene with an officer, and placed them under arrest.”
“Where are they now?”