“We are leaving,” Cora told her sullenly. “We won’t remain in this house to be insulted!”
“You’ll not leave until we have examined your suitcase,” Azalea retorted, displaying more spirit than the girls had known she possessed.
“You’ll not find any papers there!” Henry cried. “Not unless these girls framed us!”
“That’s probably just what they did do!” Cora chimed in, catching at the straw. “I’ll bet they put them in our suitcase, so as to throw suspicion on us.”
“We’ll soon know if the papers are there or not,” Azalea declared.
Realizing that they could no longer bluff, Henry and Cora of one accord started for the door, hoping to escape. They were abruptly halted by a steel-like voice.
“Stand where you are!”
Doris and Kitty wheeled, to see Jake barring the door. And directly behind him stood Marshmallow and Dave!
CHAPTER XXV
VINDICATION
Doris had never seen Jake look as he did at this moment, when he faced the group in the room. Ignoring Cora and Henry after his first command to them, he walked directly over to Ronald Trent.