Part 8 (2/2)

”Is that so?” said Frank ”Has Uncle George come home yet?”

”No, and he won't be ho down to Philadelphia on business for a day or two He always keeps a grip packed at his office, you know, for such ehtful

”He ought to be here, however,” he said ”Well, anyway, there's your father”

Jack shook his head

”No, Dad planned to stay in town to-night at his club”

”Well,” said Frank ”We'll have to handle this alone I suppose, however, this man just wants to talk with us at first hand and, perhaps, by staying until to-ht even ask us to take him up in the plane over the Brownell place, to-morrow”

”What did Bob say to him?”

”Told him to come on down,” said Jack ”What else could he say? We had told Inspector Condon that we placed ourselves at the government's service I expect I had better put hiht Then on't have to make any useless explanations to Mrs Teh kindly soul enough, was so involved in social and club duties that she had little tiive the boys

As a matter of fact, Frank was not at all certain that she would be at hoer at Jack's home, that would be an easy ed the house and servants for himself and his father

She was an amiable woman, and all Jack would have to do would be to prefer a request that a guest room be prepared, and it would be done

”Hey, Frank,” called Bob, interrupting their aside; ”see how this strikes you? Miss Faulkner and I will play you and Della We shall have tireed Frank, taking up his racquet, while Jack sank to the turf bordering the court, to look on

Bob really outplayed himself, and several times, when he approached Della, Frank whispered to her that her brother was sirl Della, well pleased, nodded agreement Nevertheless, Frank and Della played their best, and the score stood at three-all when Jack hailed them from the sidelines with the infor late to dinner, it behooved the and hasten indoors Dinner at the Temples was served proly, the ga, Jack,” said Frank, linking an arm in that of his pal; ”your father's not at home, and on't let you dine in solitary splendor You are co to dinner with us”

CHAPTER VIII

A CONSULTATION

”This ling ring,” stated Captain Folsom emphatically

Captain Folsorouped about hi ten o'clock From the moment of his arrival, shortly after the hour of nine, he had been in conference with the boys, and they had explained to him in detail all that they had discovered or surhbors of the old Brownell place

An aruished record, who had lost his left ariven a responsible post in the prohibition enforce commission He was not attached permanently to the New York office, but when violations of the law at the rant as to deton to assuents Lieutenant Summers, U S N, in command of the sub in conjunction with hiface, an athletic fraood impression on the boys

”No,” he repeated einbotham is not at the bottom of all this devil utterly in the dark, solers around this part of the world I believe that e unearth him we shall receive the surprise of our lives, for undoubtedly, from certain evidences that have come to my attention so far, he will prove to be a man of prominence and importance in the business world”

”But why should such a ?” asked Jack, astonished

Captain Folsom smiled