Brad was assisting Nadia to mount when she saw the watching man and gasped:

“There he is again!”

“Who?” asked the surprised Texan.

“The man who has been watching me lately.”

“There on the steps?”

“Yes.”

“Has he been annoying you?”

“I feel sure he has been following me and watching me.”

The boy from the Pan Handle country flushed and showed that he was angry.

“Wait a minute,” he urged. “I’ll just saunter up and inquire of the gent whatever he means.”