Both Frank and Joe were right.
There was a storm, and before midnight they had more action than they had ever bargained for.
CHAPTER XVI
Kidnaped
Rain threatened throughout the afternoon, but although the sky darkened and there was an ominous calm, the storm held off. After supper the Hardy boys went outside and looked at the clouds.
"It's sure going to be a jim-dandy," declared Joe. "Do you think we really should go out to-night?"
"A little thing like a storm won't hold the car thieves back. They'll operate in any weather."
"Won't they think it queer to see a car parked out in the rain?"
"They'll probably think it was stalled and that the owner went to get help."