“Burns, eh?” Detective Fuller repeated. “We’ll find out what he has to say!”
The policeman, however, was not to be apprehended so easily. Four men, including Ropes Mollinberg, were captured inside the warehouse. Burns had left the building some minutes earlier and had returned to Riverview.
“Don’t worry, we’ll get him!” Detective Fuller promised Mr. Parker. “How about these other eggs? Can you identify them?”
“They’re all members of the outfit,” the publisher said without hesitation. “One of my reporters, Jerry Livingston, spent weeks watching these men and getting wise to their methods.”
“Then he can testify against them.”
“He can if he gets back,” agreed Mr. Parker. “Jerry’s in Canada and for some reason we’ve been unable to locate him.”
Penny and her father remained at the warehouse until the handcuffed prisoners had been taken away. They were jubilant over the capture. Not only would the tire-theft gang be broken up, but the Star had achieved another exclusive front-page story.
“The best part of all is that you’ve recovered your memory!” Penny declared to her father. “After this, you won’t dare fuss when I tell you I’m going ice-boating!”
“You’re right,” agreed Mr. Parker. “The Icicle is the best pal I ever had!”
Within an hour after Penny and her father left the warehouse they were notified that Mr. Burns had been taken into custody. Evidence piled up rapidly against the policeman. As it definitely was established that he had accepted money from Ropes Mollinberg, he was stripped of his badge and put behind bars.