Thatpartofitwastrue。TheSparrowdidhaveanoldmotherwhowassick。Afineoldlady-finerthantheson-Finch，hernamewas。Indirectly，sheknewoldHayden-Bond，themillionaire，and-AlmostsubconsciouslyshewasawarethatDanglarwasspeakingagain。
“Iguessluck’sbreakingourwayagain，“hegrinned。“Theoldboypaidahundredthousandcoldforthatnecklace。Youknowhowlongwe’vebeenwaitingtogetourhooksonit，andwe’veneverhadoureyesoffhishousefortwomonths。Well，itpaystowait，anditpaystodothingsright。Itbrokeourwayatlastto-night，allright，allright！To-day’sSaturday-andthesafetydepositvaultsaren’topenonSunday。Mrs。Hayden-Bond’sbeenawayallweekvisiting，butshecomesbackto-morrow，andthere’ssomeswellsocietyfussfixedforto-morrownight，andshewantshernecklacetomakeasplurge，soshewritesMr。H-hyphen-B，andoutitcomesfromthesafetydepositvault，andintothelibrarysafe。Theoldmanisn’tlongonsocialstunts，andhe’sgotprettywellsetinhishabits；oneofthosemust-have-nine-hours’-sleepbugs，andhe’salwaysinbedbyten-whenhiswife’lllethim。Shebeingawayto-night，theboyswereabletogettoworkearly。Theyoughttobeabletocrackthatboxwithoutmakinganynoiseaboutitinanhourandahalfattheoutside。“Hepulledouthiswatch-andwhistledlowunderhisbreath。“It’saquarterafterelevennow，“
hesaidhurriedly，andmovedabruptlytowardthedoor。“Ican’tstickaroundhereanylonger。I’vegottobeondeckwheretheycanslipmethe’whiteones，’andthenthere’sSkeenywaitingforthewordtobumpofftheSparrow。“Hejerkedhishandsuddenlytowardthejewelsinherlap。“Saltthoseawaybeforeanymoreadventurersblowin！“hesaid，halfsharply，halfjocularly。
“Anddon’tlettheWhiteMollslipyou-atanycost。Remember！
She’sboundtocometoyouagain。Playher-andsendoutthecall。Youunderstand，don’tyou？There’sneverbeenayipoutofthepolice。Ourmethodsaretoogoodforthat。LookattheSparrowto-night。Wherethere’snochancetakenofsuspiciongoinganywhereexceptwhereweleadit，there’snochanceofanytrouble-forus！Butthiscursedshe-fiend’sanotherstory。