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Wernberg's getting along in the hospital?" "I don't know," said Hugh. "I must say though that I'm more interested in Lena." "I'd like to see our old friend, the false detective." "So would I. What do you suppose he is " "Ssh," hissed Bob suddenly. Around the corner of the Cooks' house came a woman. She walked briskly and a moment later had reached the street.
"How about Lena?" "Don't ask me. I feel as if I couldn't think." Mr. Cook met them on the front porch and was at once impressed by the expression on the faces of the two boys. "What's wrong?" he demanded. "We've just had an awful shock," said Hugh. "What is it? Tell me, Bob," his father urged. "Heinrich is one of Mr. Wernberg's gang." "Say that again," exclaimed Mr. Cook incredulously.
Donovan himself was badly burned about his hands and face. Every one knows how painful is a burn, but the detective made no complaint, in spite of the fact that he must have been suffering agonies. Meanwhile Bob was speeding the car back towards High Ridge. He broke all speed laws on the way, but he had been warned that haste was imperative if Mr. Wernberg's life was to be saved.