“Indeed! Then you know where it is?” said the lawyer, eying him keenly.
“I didn’t say that, did I?” asked Vernon, smiling craftily.
“No; but you probably know—that is, if your information is of any value.”
“That isn’t at all necessary,” said Vernon, coolly. “I may say as much as this, however that I am employed by those who do know the whereabouts of the box.”
“Then there was more than one connected with the robbery?”
“Yes,” said Vernon, hesitating.
He saw that every word was noted, and afforded a basis for inferences.
“What do your employers authorize you to say?” asked the lawyer, sitting back in his chair.
“That they can lay their hands on the bonds at short notice, and are ready to return them, if it is made worth their while.”
“I suppose you have read my advertisement, Mr.——”