officers listened with close attention to what the boys had to
tell them.

"If they are the men who robbed Rush & Wilder it will make a fine
haul to capture them," said Sergeant Brown.

"We want to save Dora Stanhope as much as we want to catch those
thieves," returned Dick. "I wonder if her disappearance has been
reported to the police?"

"I can't say. You see, Carter and I have been out all day
looking for a pair of harbor thieves who stole some clothing from
a pleasure yacht lying off the Staten Island shore."

"Did you see anything of your men?"

"We saw them; but they got away in a rowboat. Where they have
gone to is hard telling. But I don't imagine the theft amounted
to much -- at least, it was nothing in comparison to the crimes
you are trying to run down."

On and on went the Searchlight through the night, and slowly but
surely the clouds in the heavens cleared away, letting the stars
shine down once more on the silent waters.

Suddenly Martin Harris gave a murmur of satisfaction. "There she
is."

"The Flyaway!" came from several of the others.