“Calling car 25. Car 25. Signal 34. Signal 34. Main and Broadway. Main and Broadway.”
“I knew it. I should’ve thought of that. The gadget’s on the same frequency as the police calls. We’re chasing Police Headquarters now, not Mariano!” I shouted disgustedly.
“Okay, wise guy. This was your idea. What do we do now?” said the sergeant.
“We wait. And we keep the loudspeaker turned on. And we chase Mariano with the radio compass when we hear him.”
Pretty soon we got another signal from Bill’s gadget. The radio compass swung back and forth, finally settled down and made sense as we headed out of town again. I kept my ear peeled to the radio and my fingers crossed.
It’s Mariano’s voice in the loudspeaker now. Getting clearer so I figure we’re getting warm.
“Okay, Marra. All I need. Shut it
