“All right, you can go in a few moments. We have to see if there’s an answer, you know.”
“No, the man said no answer. Lemme go.”
Aunt Judy read the short note, and passed it to Rodney, who read it, with Betty looking over his shoulder.
Without a word as to its contents, he handed it to Pete, saying:
“I’ll hold the kid, while you give that the once-over, Pete.”
Gibby took the paper and read:
Miss Bell if you will be in the woods in front of the miller house at midnight sunday night and will give me ten thousand dollars in cash you will have your neice emily back tomorrow safe and sound but if you tell anybody police or anybody else the deal is all off i will be in that place at midnight but you must come alone dont try any gullery or you will queer the whole business its up to you pla
