For no longer than two or three minutes, it
seemed, the lights had been off, and it was thought that the
raiders had used the interval of darkness to move the mirrors
into position. Which went far toward proving that the crime had
been carefully planned in advance. Furthermore, the article
stated with some assurance that trusted employees were involved.
Bud also had glanced at the news items of less importance, and
had been startled enough--yet not so much surprised as he
would have been a few hours earlier--to read, under the
caption: DARING THIEF STEALS COSTLY CAR, to learn that a certain
rich man of Oakland had lost his new automobile. The address of
the bereaved man had been given, and Bud's heart had given a flop
when he read it. The details of the theft had not been told, but
Bud never noticed their absence. His memory supplied all that for
him with sufficient vividness.
He rolled a cigarette, lighted it, and with the paper stuffed
carelessly into his pocket he went to the car, climbed in, and
drove on to the south, just as matter-of-factly as though he had
not just then discovered that he, Bud Moore, had stolen a six-
thousand-dollar automobile the night before.
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