"Some important consultation," whispered Daisy. "I'll wager it's
about the hold-up."

"Of course, father knows you had nothing to do with it," Bess was
saying to Paul, "but he is positive the papers were in that mail.
Corn, thought it best we should let you know right away."

"Forewarned is forearmed," said Paul. Then Daisy and Maud came up
to the group.

"My!" exclaimed Daisy. "Quite a gathering."

"Yes," answered Clip. "We are glad you came. Now our meeting is
complete. We want evidence. Tell us all you know about the
strange men. You had a good chance to observe. You were not in
the little quadrille on the road."

"Why," stammered Daisy, "I thought them very nice-looking men.
They were well dressed, and - "

"That's it," interrupted Jack. "They were nice men, well dressed.
What else do you expect young ladies to observe? Clip, your
suspicions are not borne out by facts. Not a girl in the party
but yourself saw - what was it? The corner of the missing blue
envelope in the upper right-hand pocket - "

"Jack Kimball! You know perfectly well I never said such a thing.
I did see something blue, but it might have been - "

"A captured shadow from Daisy's eyes," said Walter dryly.