Merriwell followed him.
“There you are,” he said. “You had a pretty good bath, and you’re fortunate to get out of it so well.”
For the first time Cole seemed to think of his late companion.
“Where’s Fernald?” he asked.
“Echo answers, ‘where?’” said Dick.
“What became of him?”
“He scooted.”
“Scooted?”
“Yes.”
“You mean that he left me to drown?”