"No, I don't. A hotel room would be a much less secure place than this cottage, and Bowman is a shrewd man."
"That is true."
"He has probably found some outside place of concealment. Where, of course, I can give you no hint. But I would advise you to follow him, watch his movements, and learn what you can. He will be sure to visit the place where the bonds are hidden from time to time, if only to make sure that they are still safe."
"Then I shall have to do some detective work?"
"Precisely."
"I have read a good many detective stories, but I don't know that any of them will help me in this matter. There is one thing I am afraid of."
"What is that?"
"You say Bowman is a shrewd man. He will be likely to find out that I am following him and become suspicions."
"He would if you were a man, but as you are a boy he won't be likely to think that you are interested in the matter."
"Mr. Wainwright was of opinion that I should be less likely to excite suspicion than a grown man."