Frank felt in his pocket, and found the warning note. Marked and followed! In deadly danger! Why was he marked and followed? and why was he in deadly danger?
It was all darkly mysterious, and the boy’s curiosity was aroused, as well as his anger.
Of a sudden, as he drew near the coaches, he started and uttered an exclamation of great amazement.
“Am I dreaming?”
Passing close at hand was a young and beautiful girl, clinging to the arm of a much over-dressed youth. Frank believed he recognized the girl at a glance, but it did not seem possible. He stared at her, and then became convinced that he had made no mistake. With a second exclamation, he started forward, his hand outstretched, his hat lifted.
“Inza Burrage!”
CHAPTER XXV.
A MYSTERY.
The girl saw him, and he observed that her face paled and then flushed. He did not doubt but she recognized him, but she turned coldly away. The over-dressed youth gave Frank a look that seemed to say he longed to crack the American lad over the head with the cane he carried, and they passed on.
Frank felt as if he had received a blow in the face. He stood there, dazed, and watched them melt into the moving throng and disappear. Then, when it was too late, he started forward to make sure it was Inza.