“I’m ready now and hungry,” grinned Bob.
“Then we’ll eat and talk. The coffee shop downstairs is excellent.”
After they had placed their orders for breakfast, Lieutenant Gibbons leaned toward Bob.
“How long have you been asleep?” he asked.
“It must have been nearly three o’clock before I went to bed here,” was the reply.
“Then a lot of things have happened since you dropped out of this thing.”
“Has my uncle been found?” asked Bob anxiously.
“I’m sorry, but he hasn’t. However, we’ve turned up some clues that may prove mighty interesting. The car in which he was abducted has been found.”
“Where?” The question was sharp and anxious.
“Down near the tidal basin.”