Chapter XVI
Kidnaped
Rain threatened throughout the afternoon, but although the sky darkened and there was an ominous calm, the storm held off. After supper the Hardy boys went outside and looked at the clouds.
"It's sure going to be a jim-dandy," declared Joe. "Do you think we really should go out to-night?"
"A little thing like a storm won't hold the car thieves back. They'll operate in any weather."
"Won't they think it queer to see a car parked out in the rain?"
"They'll probably think it was stalled and that the owner went to get help."
"That's right, too," Joe agreed. "I guess we can chance it."
"We'll put the top up to protect ourselves. And, anyway, it's dry in the locker."
"The rain will be the least of our worries
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