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I guess he knows something is wrong . '' `` Let us ask him about Pelter and Japson when he comes back , '' said Tom . `` It certainly wo n't do any harm to get all the information possible . Then , if we ca n't get any clew by noon , I think the best thing you can do , Dick , is to notify the authorities . '' It was not long before Bob Marsh came back from his errand to the post-office , and then Dick called him into the inner office . `` Now , Bob , I 'm going to tell you something , '' said the oldest Rover , coming to the point without delay . `` There has been a robbery here . ''