“Do these crooks always work from an automobile?”
“In the majority of the cases reported,” bowed Weston. “Yet at times they have appeared on horseback, and on several occasions afoot. The work, Nick, is that of two or more men and a woman, as nearly as I can judge, and all of them are possessed of extraordinary nerve, boldness, and sagacity. They have committed these crimes at all hours of the day and night, frequently in quite public places, yet they have thus far completely evaded detection and pursuit. They invariably do their rascally job with a decisiveness and despatch that completely awe their victims, who are usually so alarmed——”
“Stop a moment,” said Nick quite abruptly. “I’d like to ask you a few questions, Weston.”
“Very well.”
“If I decide to look into this case, I shall then have some few points already settled, and will need to waste no time in seeking the information myself.”
“Exactly,” nodded the chief. “What do you wish to know?”
“First, about the crooks themselves,” said Nick. “What have you in the way of descriptions of them?”
Chief Weston laughed.