“Is that bad news?” asked Clement.
“Well, no,” said the little detective. “They’re coming along here all right.”
“I like the positive sound of that,” smiled Clement. “You are positive?”
“Sure. They’ll follow this big rough neck Neuburg, an’ Gunning.”
“And Neuburg and Gunning?”
“Gone through to Banff.”
“Well, that’s as we expected. Miss Reys will join them there—or rather all of us. We’ll be of the pleasant company, too.”
“Sure,” said Gatineau reflectively.
“Well, then,” said Clement, “all this being as we thought, would you mind telling me what the bad news is?”
“Hey?” cried the little detective, looking up from the soup that is called gumbo.