The detective made the comparison and announced, “Identical.”
Ken burst out laughing. The detective asked angrily, “What are you laughing at, you young pup?”
“Now it’s your mystery,” answered the boy. “You look for him and the next time you see him don’t close your eyes.”
“Trying to be smart,” countered the detective, grinning. “Well, I’ll have to start looking for him all right.”
Walters searched the front and the rear of the car but he found nothing suspicious. His investigation completed, he asked Ken to get into the Ford and follow him. The detective drove back to police headquarters where the stolen car was parked and the owner of it was notified.
Ken and Paul walked out of the police headquarters in high spirits. There was no particular reason for it but they thought it quite humorous that Walters was now involved in the mystery of the white card. And Ken didn’t seem to get tired of repeating, “From now on, perhaps he will get out of the habit of closing his eyes.”
And after he said it, he would laugh, assured that it was a very good joke. Paul said, “Forget it for a while. Which way are you going?”
“Which way are you going?”
“Well, I was on the way to the library when Walters picked me up. So I guess I will continue my trip to the library.”