"Come, Jack, tell us the whole
story."
"Well, all I know is, Officer Dugan found a window open this morning
and the place all upside down. The judge hadn't come down yet, so
they don't know what's missing. From the tracks around it looks as
if some boys were mixed up in it."
"That's queer," commented Rand. "I wonder who it could have been,
and what they were after?"
"Money, of course," said Pepper.
"I don't think so," returned Jack. "If it was money I think they
would have picked out a more likely place. I guess it must have
been papers, or something like that."
"Pooh!" criticized Donald, "what would anybody in their senses want
to steal papers for?"
"There are more unlikely things than that," replied Jack. "I have
read of such things."
"Pshaw!" retorted Donald, "that's nothing. I've read of robbers'
caves and all that sort of thing, but I've never seen any."
"Which proves there never were any," retorted Jack sarcastically.
"Have you got any dues, Sherlock?" asked Rand laughingly.
"Not yet," replied Jack seriously, "but I am looking for them.
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