“Aw, go on,” said Ken. “If all the evidence you have is the white card and the fact that Jack followed a suspicious looking person, they would think that you were either crazy or trying to put something over.”
“That’s the trouble,” asserted Paul. “In that case it is up to us to solve the mystery and put an end to it.”
“Well said,” commented Bobolink, “but how are we going to do it?”
CHAPTER VIII
Encounter
The boys did not know what to do nor how to do it. But they were determined to put an end to the mystery. And shortly, too. If the man was permitted to roam the streets of the town freely, God knows what damage he might eventually do and what crimes he might have up his sleeve. He might lead away another child, he might commit more robberies, he might put the torch to a house full of sleeping persons, he might do anything. He had to be caught; upon that the boys were firmly convinced.
That evening, Jack came to Paul and said, “Listen, I’m going to tell my mother that I am having supper at your house tonight. But instead, I am going down to Jones Street and nose around a bit.”
“That’s a good idea. But suppose I go with you.”