I slipped to May, "Whose money was it ?" I whispered.

"Father's, or the county's, or the church's ?" "All three," said May.
"The traveller took it." "How would he find it?
None of us knew there was such a place before." "Laddie seemed to know!" "Oh Laddie! Father trusts him about everything." "They don't think HE told ?" "Of course not, silly.

It's Leon who is gone!" "Leon may have told about the Station!" I cried.

"He didn't touch the money.

He never touched it!" Then I went straight to father.