“Yes, thank God! He is!” “The Ferret” said fervently.
“In the future,” the announcer went on, “there will be no Voice. Those who have promoted this noble undertaking feel that the young man, whose name must remain unknown, should not further risk his life.
“So now it is up to you, fellow citizens,” he went on earnestly, “to carry forward the work which he has so nobly begun!”
“They will!” said “The Ferret” fervently. “They will! This is the dawn of a new day.”
“And for my friends, Drew Lane and Tom Howe, there will be a new deal,” said Johnny.
“Yes,” said “The Ferret,” “a new deal; an opportunity to use the talents they possess in the service of their city.”
CHAPTER XXXV
GOOD NEWS
At midnight Johnny received a long distance call from the city. Curlie was on the wire. He and Grace Palmer, following the tip from the mysterious note, had gone to the breakwater and there retrieved the registered package with its seal unbroken.
“And they are all there, the jewels,” Grace Palmer broke in over his shoulder. “The little diamond and platinum train and all the rest. And there will be a reward, such a reward! Oh, how big! And we’ll share it, we four, Curlie, Joyce and you and I.”
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