“Exactly.”
“But it looks good ter me,” the man insisted picking up another of the bundles.
“Of course it does,” the detective laughed. “It has to look mighty good to get by these days.”
They spent a few more minutes searching the room but nothing more of consequence was found and the detective declared that they might as well be on their way back.
“I won’t feel easy till I get them fellows behind the bars,” he declared as he picked up the suit-case and led the way out through the cave.
“That room explains how he got away that time we had him tied up,” Bob thought. “Those others must have been in there all the time.”
As they came out into the open the two half breeds glared at the suit-case with ill-concealed rage, but the leader only smiled as though it was a matter of no importance.
“Don’t suppose you’d tell me how you found the door leading into that room, Jim,” the detective said as he stood in front of the man.
“And I guess you’re right in your supposition,” he smiled.
“All right, it doesn’t matter. We’ve got the goods and that’s the main thing.”