For instance,
I learned yesterday that old Hoff and his nephew frequently go off on
all-day automobile trips. They always go on Wednesday."
"Are they going to-morrow?"
"The presumption is that they will. They have done so every Wednesday
for six weeks."
"Can't we follow them in our car?" cried the girl, "and see what they
are up to?"
Dean shook his head.
"The Chief is looking out for that. There is more important work for us
to do right here. I want to try to install a dictograph in their
apartment."
"How exciting."
"You must find some excuse for me to come up into your apartment and see
to it that none of your people are about."
"That will be easy. Mother and Aunt will be out all day, and it is
cook's afternoon off. I can easily send the maids out."
"But that's not all. There is the Hoffs' servant to be disposed of."
"I don't see how I can manage that," said Jane. She could think of no
possible way of overcoming that difficulty.
"She's an old German woman--Lena Kraus," continued Dean. "I've found out
that she always washes on Wednesdays. When she goes up on the roof in
the afternoon to get the clothes will be our time. It will be your job
to see that she stays there until I am through. It will not take me more
than half an hour.
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