11 The Mystery of the Talking Skull by Robert Arthur
Author:Robert Arthur [Arthur, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 10
Jupe Tackles the Case
“MORE AND MORE I like this whole business less and less!” Pete exploded. “I don’t
want any tough characters thinking we have a clue we don’t have. There’s no telling
what they might do. People like that don’t listen to reason.”
“And we thought we were getting rid of all our troubles by getting rid of the trunk,”
Bob added. “Got any ideas, Jupe?”
The Three Investigators were secluded in the workshop of the salvage yard and
none of them looked happy. Even Jupiter’s round face was creased by a frown.
“I’m afraid,” he said, “that these men, whoever they are, won’t quit until the money
is found. The best way to solve our problem would be to find the money ourselves and
turn it over to the police, with plenty of newspaper publicity. Then they’d give up.”
“Great! Just great!” Pete retorted sarcastically. “All we have to do is find some
money that’s been hidden for years. Money that the police and the Treasury
Department agents haven’t been able to find. Nothing to it. Easy as falling off a log.
Let’s do it before dinner so we can wrap this whole case up.”
“Pete’s right,” Bob said. “I mean, what chance have we of finding any hidden money
when we don’t even have a clue to it?”
“It certainly won’t be easy,” Jupiter admitted. “But I think we have to try. We won’t
have any peace of mind until the money is found. We’re investigators—it’ll be a real
challenge to us.”
Pete groaned.
“How would we start, Jupe?” Bob asked.
“First we have to assume that the money is hidden someplace here in the Los
Angeles region,” Jupiter said slowly. “Obviously, if it’s hidden in Chicago we haven’t a
chance of finding it.”
Pete’s expression said he didn’t think they had a chance anyway.
“Next,” Jupiter said, “we have to find out all we can about Spike Neely’s actions
when he was hiding out at his sister’s house. That means we must locate the sister,
Mrs. Miller, and ask her to tell us everything she can.”
“But Chief Reynolds said the police questioned her at the time,” Bob protested. “If
they didn’t learn anything, how can we?”
“I don’t know,” Jupiter told him. “But we have to try. It’s our only lead. I know it’s a
long shot, but when there’s nothing else to do, you have to try the long shot. Just
possibly we might think of some questions the police forgot to ask.”
“I wish you’d never read that piece in the paper about the auction,” Pete muttered.
“All right, how do we start?”
“First,” Jupiter began, but he was interrupted by his aunt’s powerful voice calling to
them.
“Boys! Lunch! Come and get it while it’s hot.”
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Pete jumped up. “That’s the first thing I’ve heard today that I’ve liked!” he
exclaimed. “Let’s eat. Then we can think about your idea, Jupe.”
In a few minutes the boys were seated in Aunt Mathilda’s kitchen. Mrs. Jones
bustled about serving them generous helpings of sausages and beans. Presently Titus
Jones came in and joined them.
“Well, Jupiter, my boy,” he said, “what have you been up to
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