“Because the biggest ‘fence’ there is around here is on that side of the river, in Long Island City. I don’t know how long it has been there, but a crook told me about it a week ago, and, when I heard Lannigan and the other fellow say they were going over to the other side of the river, I dropped that they were going to make arrangements for taking the stuff they took out of that house in Thirty-fifth Street over there.”
“I think Patsy is right,” said Nick. “I hardly think that they would cross the water to meet Seaman. But I do fear that that case has already been delivered to Seaman—was delivered before day broke.”
Chick looked up quickly at Nick, and said:
“Then it is your plan to make the fight on the Seaman line.”
“Yes,” said Nick; “after the developments of to-day I am satisfied that if we recover that case, it will be from Seaman. However, we are hardly in deep enough to be positive about anything. I have great hopes from what Patsy may learn this afternoon. And, Chick, I think the thing for you to do now is to put yourself on Seaman’s trail and follow him up to see where he leads you.”
“If that is so,” replied Chick, “I had better get to him as soon as I can.”
“And I must get back to my assistants,” laughed Patsy.
Without further delay, both Chick and Patsy left the room and hurried off in their different directions.
The two young detectives were hardly out of sight when Ida made her appearance to report the results of her labor during the day.
As she entered, Nick said: