“Of what does their plunder usually consist?” inquired Nick.
“Money and jewelry. They take all that their victims have, and the most of them give up readily rather than take any chances of being shot in cold blood.”
“Have you been able to locate any of the stolen property in the pawn-shops?”
“Not a piece of it.”
“Judging from your reports, Weston, what is the value of the property thus far secured by these highwaymen?”
“Thousands of dollars, Nick. Close upon fifty thousand, at least.”
“Have there been house burglaries about here of late?”
“Very few.”
“It looks, then, as if these knaves were confining themselves to this road work.”