“The worst of it is,” said Frank slowly, “that the case looks pretty bad against Mr. Robinson.”

“You don’t think they’ll send him to the penitentiary?”

“It looks bad. The thief said he hid the stuff in the old tower. When we looked for it, the stuff wasn’t there. About the only person that could have found it and taken it away, was Mr. Robinson himself.”

“He wouldn’t do it!” declared Iola indignantly.

“We’re sure he wouldn’t. But a jury mightn’t be so easy to convince.”