“He has a double purpose in being there,” I said.
“Sure thing,” waggled Scoop. “He intends to stay there until he has found the hidden money. And then he plans to make another clean-up by stealing the talking frog for Gennor.”
“Talking frog?” repeated Mrs. Kelly. “What do you mean by that?” [[108]]
We told about our new chum and about his father’s unusual invention.
“Our chum says,” Scoop concluded, “that the spy has been living in the mill for the past two weeks.”
“He’ll get the money!” cried Mrs. Kelly, in sudden alarm.
“It’s very evident,” waggled Scoop, “that he knows there is money there. For last night we heard him sounding the stone wall. We thought he was drilling a hole in the wall. More probably, though, he was searching for a possible hollow place.”
“Let’s hope,” I said, “that we find the money ahead of him.”
Scoop gave the granddaughter a quizzical look.
“Didn’t you know that the man was in the mill last night when you were there?”