"Whom did you meet after leaving the town?"
"Not a single person."
"Are you certain the money was in your pocket when you laid down?"
"I felt of it a little while before that."
The lawyer continued to question Sam for a long while, but without gaining any new information, and even the boy's friends were forced to admit that the story was a strange one.
"I'd say it was thin if I didn't know Sam so well," Bill mused as the party left the jail after promising the prisoner they would return at the earliest opportunity.
"The boy couldn't 'a took the money, that's certain; but how he contrived to get rid of it beats me."
"It is possible we may learn something to our advantage before the trial can be held," the lawyer suggested in a tone which to Fred sounded the reverse of cheerful; "but I think it very important you should see Mr. Wright without delay."
"Joe shall go to New York."
"How could I find him there?"