“What’s a second-story job?” asked Larry of his friend.
“The police call it that when the thief climbs up on the porch, or, in some way, enters the second-story windows.”
“And what’s an inside one?”
“That’s where some of the servants in the house either take the valuables or help the thieves by letting them in, or by leaving a window conveniently open. But come on, we’ll take a look for ourselves. It’s all right, Patsy, I s’pose,” went on Mr. Newton, speaking to the short detective.
“Sure, go ahead, investigate as much as you like,” was the answer.
CHAPTER XXVI
THE MEN IN THE LOT
“Come ahead, Larry,” said Mr. Newton.
“Will the people in the house let us?” asked the boy, to whom the idea of anyone going through a private residence in this free and easy fashion seemed strange.
“I guess they won’t mind,” replied the reporter. “You see we newspaper men have to go ahead and do things. If we waited every time for someone to give us permission we’d never get any stories.”