Section 53They came down to the question of practical plans, and Peter wasready with suggestions. In the first place, Mr. Ackerman must giveno hint either to the police authorities orto Guffey that he wasdissatisfied with their efforts. He must simply provide for aninterview with Peter now and then, and he and Peter, quiteprivately, must take certain steps to get Mr. Ackerman thatprotection which his importance to the community made necessary.The first thing was to find out whether or not there was a traitorin Mr. Ackerman’s home, and for that purpose there must be aspy, a first-class detective working in some capacity or other. Theonly trouble was, there were so few detectivesyou could trust; theywere nearly all scoundrels, and if they weren’t scoundrels,it was because they didn’t have se
