“Why so?”

“Nick thinks they have three or four horses out here.”

“We know of one, Patsy.”

“And he thinks these hold-up crooks have several automobiles.”

“They don’t require much labor, particularly when only seldom used.”

“Well, they haven’t the autos in that stable, nor in the carriage-house,” declared Patsy. “That’s a cinch, Chick, for we’ve had a look into both.”

“True.”

“And there’s only one horse in the stable.”

“They may have some secret place of concealment for the whole business,” said Chick.