"Like as not that Nick would have thrown them into the river, with a stone tied to the bag, in order to hide all traces.

Then, no matter how much you might suspect them, you couldn't prove a thing.

But Hugh, they made a terrible slip if they figured on that, because, see here what I've found." He held something up.
"Leon's hand-torch, for a certainty!" exclaimed Hugh.

"In his sudden fright he lost it, and was in too great a hurry to think of trying to find his property again." "You've got him where you want him, all right, Hugh," snapped Thad, suddenly.

"All you have to do is to leave this here and fetch Chief Wambold around to notice that it lies in your rabbit hutch.