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"Good morning, boys," replied the judge. "Looking for news, as
usual, eh, Jack? Well, I am sorry to say there isn't any. We are
just as much in the dark as ever. It is beyond my comprehension
how any one could get in and out of this place and not leave any
signs to show how they did it."
"It beats me," chimed in the officer. "It was a good job, too.
Looks as if there were two or three in it, the way they handled
the safe," pointing to the large, old-fashioned safe, good enough
in its day, but not offering much resistance to modern tools, which
was standing in the middle of the room.
"They certainly made junk of it," remarked Rand; "how did they do
it?"
"Steel wedges," replied the officer. "It wasn't very much of a job
for yeggmen, such as these must have been. They drove the wedges
in alongside of the door and burst it open,"
"But didn't that make a good deal of noise?"
"Not if they used pieces of cloth to deaden the sound of the blows,"
explained the officer.
"Did they get very much?" asked Rand.
"Not very much," replied the judge, "some papers and a few coins.
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