Nick smiled as brazenly in the face of the Chief as anything you ever saw.

They searched, and searched, but never a scrap of the stolen goods could they run across." "Well, what then, Thad ?" "Why, of course the Chief declared that Nick had only been some smarter than his pal in hiding the spoils where no one could find the stuff.

He told Nick he would have to arrest him on general suspicion because Leon and he were such great pals, and Leon was already as good as convicted." "Yes, and what did Nick say to that ?" asked Hugh.
"Would you believe it, Hugh, he up and told the Chief that he could prove an alibi.

You see, the robbery was done before eleven o'clock last night, because the clock that was knocked down when the thieves were rummaging around in the store had been broken, and it stopped at just a quarter to eleven.

Even Chief Wambold agreed on that point." "Yes, and it was cleverly settled, I must say, Thad.