“And I don’t know that we’ve got any right to let him go,” said Nelson. “He’s a thief and ought to be in jail.”
“Well, we’ve got the right,” answered Bob. “We gave the police a fair chance to catch him, and I don’t believe they ever tried. And now we’ve caught him ourselves, without their help, and we’ve got a right to do what we want with him.”
“Sure,” agreed Tom.
“Shall I give him the chance?” Bob asked. The others hesitated a moment. Then Dan nodded, and,
“All right,” said Nelson.
“Well, what do you say?” asked Bob, turning to the thief. “If you’ll tell us truthfully where you’ve hidden the money, we’ll let you go—after we’ve found it.”
There was no sign from the captive.
“What do you say?” asked Bob impatiently.
The captive wriggled his head.
“He can’t talk with the gag in his mouth,” said Dan. “Here!”