An Important Discovery
When the Hardy boys returned from school next afternoon they saw that a crowd had collected about the bulletin board in the post office.
“Wonder what’s up now?” said Joe, pushing his way forward. Boylike, he was able to make his way through the crowd with the agility of an eel, and Frank was not slow in following.
On the board was a large poster, the ink on which was scarcely dry. At the top, in enormous black letters, they read:
$1,000 Reward
Underneath, in slightly smaller type, came the following:
The above reward will be paid for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who broke into Tower Mansion and stole from a safe in the library jewels and securities, as follows—
Then came a list of the jewels and negotiable bonds that had been taken from Tower Mansion, the jewels being fully described and the numbers of the bonds being given. It was announced that the reward was offered by Hurd Applegate.
“Why, that must mean that the charge against Mr. Robinson has been dropped!” exclaimed Joe.
“It looks like it. Let’s go and see if we can’t find Slim.”