They'd go back to Mr.Maddon--I'd take them back." "Would you ?" Jimmie Dale's voice was quizzical.
A puzzled expression came to Burton's face.
"I don't know what you mean by that," he said.

"Of course, I would!" "How ?" asked Jimmie Dale.

"Do you know the combination of Mr.Maddon's safe ?" "No," said Burton "And the safe would be locked, wouldn't it ?" "Yes." "Quite so," said Jimmie Dale musingly.

"Then, granted that Mr.Maddon has not already discovered the theft, how would you replace the stones before he does discover it?
And if he already knows that they are gone, how would you get them back into his hands ?" "Yes, I know," Burton answered a little listlessly.

"I've thought of that.