"Better not," advised Andy. "At least, not just yet."
"Well, you're a cool one! Why not?"
"Because there's a bear down there."
"A what?" cried the man, incredulously.
"A bear escaped from the circus. Say, I just thought of it. Have the burglars taken much?"
"Oh, you're innocent aren't you?" flared out the man.
"I certainly am," answered Andy calmly.
"Did they take much? My hobby is rare coins. With the missing curios, I guess they've got about two thousand dollars' worth."
"Would the stuff make quite a bundle?" asked Andy.
"With the curios—I guess! Five pound candlesticks. Two large silver servers. The coins were set on metal squares, and would make bulk and weight."