Chapter VII
A LOST "BULLDOG"
"How much do you know about this case?" asked Tommy of Frank, as the two stumbled over the uneven moraine.
"How much do I know about what?" asked Frank.
"Why, this case that your father talked with you about when he used the wireless; the case referred to in the code message."
"Why, I know that you boys are out here in search of the print of a man's right thumb!" laughed Frank.
"Is that all?"
"Yes, I know a little more than that. I know that two men are soon to be tried for burglary, and that the discovery of the thumb marks is quite essential to a successful defense."
"Did your father tell you all that?"