“If the time should be longer, however, you must be patient,” Chick quickly added. “If Mack should return before we have succeeded in rounding him up, you must have him arrested immediately, and allow him no communication with persons outside. I do not think that will occur, however, if my suspicions are correct. Now, Mr. Madden, give me precise directions for reaching Mack’s house in Westchester.”
“Is there where you expect to find my child?”
“I certainly do.”
“By Heaven, then, I will go with you.”
“And I, also,” cried Mellen. “I want one crack at that miscreant.”
Chick checked them with a gesture.
“On the contrary, gentlemen, you must do absolutely nothing in this matter,” he firmly insisted.
“Nothing?”
“It is out of your line, gentlemen. It is one for men of my vocation to handle. An indiscreet step on your part might ruin all that we have accomplished. Be patient, I repeat, until we have finished our work.”
Both bankers now saw the wisdom of his advice, and they readily yielded to it. Five minutes later, having obtained the directions he required, Chick left their office and hastened home.