“Sure thing.�

“We must agree, then, that wherever that hiding place may be, it is large enough to accommodate four persons.�

“Four! How do you make that out?�

“Two men—Lynne and Red Mike, who will stick closer than a leech; you can bet on that.â€�

“Sure.�

“Then there is Madge—who must have the opportunity in time and place to play her best cards—and a servant. They could not get along without somebody to serve them.â€�

“I see.�

“Well, they must hide themselves in a place where there is little opportunity for being seen by others; by chance passers-by. If we can search our minds for the most likely sort of a place of that description, we would be pretty near to part of the solution, Chick.�

“A desert island,� said Patsy, grinning.

“Or the place where desert islands grow; on the water,� said Chick.