“Whew!” he whistled softly. “This may give us an important clew to the burglars!”
CHAPTER X
WORKING UP THE CLEW
Mr. Newton placed the paper in his pocket. Then, as there seemed to be no further news of the robbery to get at the jewelry store, the three reporters hurried back to the Leader office.
There, after Larry and Jones had written out their parts of the story, they turned them over to Mr. Newton, who was to arrange the whole article in proper shape. Larry, soon after this, was sent out on another assignment, and did not get a chance to see Mr. Newton until late that afternoon.
“What are you going to do to-night, Larry?” asked his friend, as they were about to leave for home.
“Nothing special, Mr. Newton. I don’t do any studying during the summer nights, though I guess I need it.”
“No, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” responded Mr. Newton, with a smile. “Study is a good thing, but you need recreation also. Do you want to make a call with me?”
“I guess so. Where is it?”
“To a chemist’s.”
“What’s up?” asked Larry.