"Has he been home in the last two or three hours?"
"No."
There was an awkward pause, and the man eyed Nelson curiously.
"What do you want of Billy?" he questioned at last.
"I want to recover some things he stole from my news stand," answered our hero stoutly.
"Things he stole?" cried Darnley senior.
"Yes."
"Are you sure Billy stole them?"
"Yes—he and another boy named Len Snocks."