“No more than is necessary,” replied the reporter. “We’ll have a true account and a description of the missing jewels.”
Then, having secured all the information he wanted, Mr. Newton, beckoning Larry to follow him, went out of the house.
“I wish you’d go to police headquarters and get a list of the jewelry as the police have it,” said Mr. Newton to Larry. “I want to compare it with the one Mr. Robertson gave me.”
“Will they give it to me?” asked the boy.
“Just tell them I sent you and it will be all right,” spoke Mr. Newton.
Larry accomplished his errand successfully, and reported back to the office of the Leader, where Mr. Newton had said he would meet him. Larry’s list was somewhat different from that furnished by the family, as the people had not told the police all of their loss.
Mr. Newton made a good story of the big robbery. He gave a picturesque account of how the family awoke, to find themselves in a stupor, and how, finally, they were roused up and discovered the big robbery.
Then there was a picture of the robbed house, and several views of the celebrated Reynolds diamonds, as well as cuts of the more prominent members of the family. Altogether it made a stirring story, and Larry wished he could have taken a more active part than he did. However, he consoled himself with the reflection that, some day, he might be a real reporter.
No other paper had as good an account as did the Leader, which statement Mr. Emberg made after the first edition came out.
“You and Larry deserve credit,” said the city editor to Mr. Newton.