It exactly corresponded in every character with the short autograph!
But!——
Who had written the autograph? Had Mr. Jones? If his name was Jones he would have signed the initials on the first autograph—“T. J.” Or—would he have signed that way? Might he not have signed the reverse? Had he written either page? Who else had helped?
More mystery! And no way to solve it!
CHAPTER XIX
TANGLED THREADS
On a former occasion Bob had related news to an audience composed of Al and Curt.
As the trio rode homeward, Curt to share supper with the brothers, Al was the spokesman.
“Did you ever see so many people to suspect and so many clues that don’t lead anywhere?” asked Curt when Al had told his story and had shown his evidence.
“The Sky Squad has a mystery, and there’s no mistake about it,” declared Al. “We got what we wanted, but now—what can we do with it?”
“You mean the mystery?”