“Well, we came across this man. To us he is known as Mr. Grey. And—”
“And how did you come across him and how did you know it was he?”
“There are a lot of little details that I’m leaving out to make the story short. At any rate, Jack followed him one night to the empty house at 752 York Street. We searched the house several times until we found the secret door to the cellar. And that’s the end of the story.”
“Well, there are some other things too, but we can tell you that later.”
The chief and the detective eyed each other. Detective Spencer asked, “Do you happen by any chance to know any of the members of this counterfeit gang?”
Paul nodded. “Yes,” he answered. “The fellow they call the boss and who seems to be the chief is a big, fat, dark featured individual. The—”
Chief Bates and the detective exclaimed simultaneously, “Moonshine Charlie!”
“Two other men call themselves Pete and Joe. Another member of the gang is a man who runs a grocery store at Main and Jones Streets.”
“Don’t forget Mr. Grey,” added Jack.
Paul nodded and said, “That’s right, and Mr. Grey. That’s all we know.”