“But he’s under arrest.”
“Oh, yes. He is being held for the jewel robbery and also for the robbery from the actor’s dressing room. But I don’t think he’ll live to answer either charge.”
“Didn’t you find out anything that would connect him with the Tower robbery?”
“Not a thing.”
The Hardy boys were disappointed, and their expressions showed it. If Red Jackley died, the secret of the Tower robbery would die with him, for by now Frank and Joe were convinced that the notorious criminal had indeed been the thief for whose misdeeds Mr. Robinson was now suffering. And if the secret died with him, Mr. Robinson would be doomed to spend the rest of his life under a cloud, suspected of being a thief.
“Have you seen Jackley yet?” asked Frank.
“After the smashup. But I didn’t have a chance to talk to him.”
“You might have been able to get a confession from him.”
Fenton Hardy nodded.
“I may be able to get one yet. If he is sure he is going to die he may admit everything. I intend to make an effort to see him in the hospital and ask him about the Tower robbery, anyway.”
“Is he far away?”
Mr. Hardy named a small city not far distant from Bayport.
“I explained my mission to the doctor in charge and he promised to telephone me as soon as it was possible for Jackley to see anyone. I’m