Paul commenced at the very beginning and related all that had happened to him the previous night. Completing his narrative, Jack muttered, “So! That’s the way things stand.”
“Yes. Now you tell me what happened to you two last night.”
“In one word,” replied Jack, “nothing.”
“Tell him about the printing press,” suggested Ken.
“Well, yes, but that wasn’t much. By putting our ears to the ground, we could hear very slightly the printing press going.”
“On the contrary. You should have been able to hear it very well,” commented Paul.
“Come to think of it,” remarked Jack, “you’re right. They must have muffled the noise of the machine somehow.”
“They are certainly going in for it in a big way,” said Ken.
“It seems that they are,” Paul replied. “Now, if we can get a couple of things straightened out, we can tell the story to the police and have the gang arrested.”
“I think we ought to wait a while,” suggested Jack. “It is a little too soon yet.”