“That was why you tried to ruin our aerials?”
“Yes.”
“You also listened to Mr. Seaton and myself, the night we were going over to Lonely Island?”
Jasper squirmed, his face growing more ashen.
“You heard what was said about papers hidden in a cupboard at the bungalow. Did you? Answer me, confound you!”
With an appearance of utter rage Tom bounded at the fellow, as though about to attack him. Hank closed in, to be ready in case the attack turned out to be a genuine one.
“Yes, I stole an envelope full of papers,” admitted Jasper.
“What did you do with them?”
“I turned them over to Dave Lemly.” 216
“Where? On Lonely Island?”