“I found something too.”
“You did?” Dan became eager. “What was it, Brad? Anything that might help clear the Cubs?”
“I don’t know,” Brad replied slowly. “It might not have any significance, and then again, it could.”
“What did you find?”
“You’ll keep it under your hat?”
“Of course.”
Brad lowered his voice. “On that overturned pew I noticed some freshly carved initials. They were ‘P. O.’ Does that mean anything to you?”
CHAPTER 6
A CHALLENGE FROM PAT
“‘P. O.,’” Dan thoughtfully repeated the initials. “The only thing that pops into my mind is Post Office.”
“That’s hardly what I meant,” Brad replied, smiling. “The letters were freshly carved. I could tell from the color of the wood. Besides, there were tiny splinters on the floor.”