“Perhaps Sparewell and Hanleigh are the same man.”
“Perhaps you’ve hit it,” said Frank. “Sparewell—I’m sure I’ve heard that name before. Oh, now I know! Don’t you remember, Joe? Remember what Amos Grice was telling us this very morning? Remember the story he told us about the missing postage stamp collection? Sparewell was the man who disappeared from Elroy Jefferson’s home the day the collection was stolen.”
“John Sparewell! That was the name. I remember now!” Joe exclaimed. “The very same!”
“What are you fellows talking about?” demanded Chet. “I don’t get this at all.”
Biff was equally in the dark.
“Who is Amos Grice? What did he tell you? What’s all this about postage stamps?”
“The Bender collection! John Sparewell’s disappearance!” exclaimed Joe excitedly.
“Hey! Talk sense!” admonished Biff.
“Come on back up to the cabin,” said Frank. “We’ll tell you all about it. This is sure strange!”