"If he has lost his memory he would not remember anything to give away."
"I hadn't thought of that," admitted Frank. "Still, my plan is worth trying, don't you think?"
"It certainly is. But do you think he'll talk to us at all, after what happened to-day?"
"Perhaps he's forgotten all about it by now. He might be as nice as pie if we went back."
"Yes, he seems a rather changeable old boy," laughed Joe. "And perhaps if he isn't around we might find some clue in that cave of his."
"Good idea. We'll make a try at it to-morrow."
"Do you think we should tell Chet and Biff?" asked Joe.
"I don't think so. Not just yet. After all, they don't know about the Todd affair, and if we find out that our suspicions are all wrong there'll be no harm done and they'll be none the wiser."
"But how can we question him if they're with us?"
"We'll make some excuse to get away by ourselves. Of course, we may be disappointed. The more I think of it the more impossible it seems that Todham Todd should actually be living here. But it is strange that he hasn't been found before this if he is living in any town or city where people would meet him and talk about him."