"Where are the plans?" asked George.
"In Alaska," answered Will.
"But where abouts in Alaska?"
Will looked at the boy quizzically for a moment before he answered.
"That's just what we're here to find out!" he finally said.
"But why, when, where, how?" began the boy.
"One at a time!" laughed Will. "On the morning following the robbery, the plans having been rejected by the two men who were accused of robbing the safe, were sent to a mining company having an office at Cordova. So far as the defense is concerned, they have never been seen since that time."
"Were they actually sent?" demanded George.
"Yes, they were sent. The manager of the mining company admits having received them. He says they were turned over to a clerk for examination. From the time they passed into the hands of this clerk, no one had seen them. The clerk says he never had them."
"Do the manager and the clerk know what the defense in the robbery case expects to prove by the papers if they can be secured?" asked George.