"And there's no reason why we haven't as good a chance of getting it as any one else."
"Golly—if we only could!"
"Why not? Let's get at this case in real earnest. Of course, we would do what we could anyway, but—"
"A thousand dollars!"
"It's worth trying for."
"Dad and the police are barred from the reward, for it's their duty to find the thief if they can. But if we find him we get the money."
"And we'll have the satisfaction of clearing Mr. Robinson too. Joe, let's get at this case in earnest. We have some clues right now, and we can follow them up."
"I'm with you. But there's Slim now."
Perry Robinson was coming down the street toward them. He looked much happier than he had been the previous evening, and when he saw the Hardy boys his face lighted up.
"Dad is free," he told them. "Thanks to your father. The charge has been dropped."