Here's a short story:

CHAPTER XXIV 

FROM A GARRET WINDOW 

"This is getting interesting!" whispered Tom. 

"I should say so," murmured Dick. 

"That must have been what was bringing Belright Fogg down to New York City." 

"It looks like it." 

"Well, if he is mixed up in this he can get pinched with the rest of the rascals." 

"Right you are." 

After that the boys listened to more of the talk between the brokers and Josiah Crabtree. From what was said it was easy to guess that the plotters expected to make quite a large sum of money out of their evil doings. 

"But you have got to get Rover's signatures to those papers," said Jesse Pelter. 

"We'll do it!" cried Josiah Crabtree. "Even if we have to starve him into it." 

"I hope those boys didn't come after the schooner," muttered Japson. 

"I reckon Captain Rodney will know how to throw 'em off the scent," returned Crabtree. 

"We were lucky to find that automobile at the tavern," went on Pelter. 

Some more talk followed and then Japson exclaimed: 

"Why can't we make Rover sign those papers now? Maybe we can scare him into it." 

"We might try," answered his partner, slowly. 

The men arose and Japson lit a lantern, for he knew it was dark in the garret. Then, one behind the other, they filed out into the hallway and went upstairs. 

"They are going to find out something pretty soon!" chuckled Tom. 

"Come on, let us follow 'em, Tom," answered his brother. "I've got a new idea."  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: How did Tom speak to Dick
Guess: he whispered

Question: How did Dick speak to Tom
Guess: he murmured

Question: What went down to New York City?
Guess: Belright Fogg

Question: Who were the brokers talking to?
Guess: Josiah Crabtree.

Question: What were they expecting?
Guess: large sum of money

Question: From what?
Guess: their evil doings.

Question: Who is the first broker to speak?
Guess: Jesse Pelter.

Question: What did Josiah have to get?
Guess: Rover's signatures

Question: Where?
Guess: to those papers

Question: Who is the second broker to speak?
Guess: Josiah Crabtree

Question: Who is the third broker?
Guess: Japson.

Question: Did he hope something?
Guess: that the boys didn't come after the schooner

Question: Did he hope something?
Guess: yes

Question: Who did Crabtree then mention?
Guess: Captain Rodney

Question: What did they find at the tavern?
Guess: an automobile

Question: Does Japson want the papers signed now?
Guess: yes

Question: How were they planning on doing that?
Guess: scare him into it

Question: Does his partner want to try?
Guess: He might

Question: What did Japson light?
Guess: a lantern,

Question: Was it dark?
Guess: yes

Question: Where did the file out to?
Guess: the hallway

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Then where did they go?

upstairs.