Ragged Dick, Chapters 21-24 Summary

When Dick goes to take his bankbook from the drawer, he finds it is missing. Henry took his that morning and says that Dick's was there. They tell the landlady about the missing bank book and ask if anyone had entered the room. She wonders about Jim Travis, their across the hall neighbor. He had been home during the day. The locks on both bureaus are identical so Travis's key would fit the lock in Dick and Henry's bureau. They decide to contact the bank in the morning. Travis comes to their room to visit that night.

In Chapter Twenty Two, it is revealed that Travis needs money to go to California. This is why he had stolen Dick's bank book. He did not go to the bank immediately after taking the bank book. When they say...