"What is it?"
"Come with me and I'll show you."
Mystified, Joe followed his brother out of the house and they went down the street in the direction of a well-known local automobile agency.
As they walked, Frank explained his plan. At first Joe was dubious.
"It couldn't be done."
"Why not? All we need is a little capital, and we have that. Then if we have nerve enough to go through with the rest of it, we may be lucky enough to trap the thieves."
"Too many 'ifs' and 'may bes' to suit me," demurred Joe. "Still, if you think we could get away with it, I'm with you."
"We may fail, but our money won't be altogether wasted. We've always wanted a car, anyway."
"That's true. We'll go and look this one over."
Arriving at the automobile agency, they were greeted by the manager, who knew them well.