CHAPTER XXI — A REWARD OFFERED
Harry looked over the news columns in vain for an account of the robbery, or some allusion to the tin box which he had seen concealed in the wood.
“There may have been something about it in yesterday’s paper,” he said to himself. “I must go to the office of publication and buy a copy.”
It occurred to him, however, that there might be an advertisement offering a reward for its recovery, and he began to search, with this object in view.
Presently his eye lighted on the following:
“Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars Reward.
“On the fifteenth instant, a Tin Box, containing a considerable sum in Five-Twenty Government and Union Pacific Bonds, was stolen from the office of the subscriber. The above sum will be paid for the discovery of the thief, or for information leading to the recovery of all, or the larger part, of the bonds. JAMES P. WHEELER,
“No. 265 Broadway, Room 10.”
I do not claim to have given the correct number, for obvious reasons. Of course, the address given in the advertisement was accurate.
Naturally, Harry was much pleased at his easy success. He had only to go to the office mentioned and communicate what he knew, and leave Mr. Wheeler to take the necessary steps for the recovery of the property.