The Sinister Signpost
The Sinister Signpost
““I can’t believe it!” Joe exclaimed.
“How did he manage to get away?” Frank asked quickly.
“That’s the most fantastic part of what I have to tell you,” Mr. Hardy replied.
He told his sons that Lieutenant Monroe of the Haversville police had telephoned. The officer had informed him that Dodson escaped while he and his men were being transferred to the county jail in Myles City.
“The prisoners were sent in a patrol car,” Mr. Hardy continued. “When they were about halfway to their destination, the... windshield suddenly crazed. The driver lost control, skidded off the road, and turned over in a ditch.”
“Leaping lizards!” Joe exclaimed. “That’s exactly what caused Mr. Alden’s race cars to crash!”
“Then what happened?” Frank asked.
“The occupants were badly shaken up,” the detective replied. “But one of the officers faintly recalls seeing two masked men run toward the patrol car. They pulled Dodson out and disappeared. That’s all he remembers.”MoreLess
“How did he manage to get away?” Frank asked quickly.
“That’s the most fantastic part of what I have to tell you,” Mr. Hardy replied.
He told his sons that Lieutenant Monroe of the Haversville police had telephoned. The officer had informed him that Dodson escaped while he and his men were being transferred to the county jail in Myles City.
“The prisoners were sent in a patrol car,” Mr. Hardy continued. “When they were about halfway to their destination, the... windshield suddenly crazed. The driver lost control, skidded off the road, and turned over in a ditch.”
“Leaping lizards!” Joe exclaimed. “That’s exactly what caused Mr. Alden’s race cars to crash!”
“Then what happened?” Frank asked.
“The occupants were badly shaken up,” the detective replied. “But one of the officers faintly recalls seeing two masked men run toward the patrol car. They pulled Dodson out and disappeared. That’s all he remembers.”MoreLess
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