“Where?” gasped Jack.
Merry tried the door, but it would not move.
“That must explain it,” he said. “He stepped back through that door, and closed it behind him.”
“What for?”
“You know as well as I.”
“Don’t say that! This whole affair is a mystery to me. I do not understand any part of it. You have puzzled me for days by your strange actions. I knew something was going wrong. To-night, when I could stand it no longer, I left the hotel, meaning to walk and think. Almost immediately I ran upon this man who is known as Mr. Noname. He told me you were in great peril. How did he know that?”
“How does he know about so many things? You can answer the question quite as well as I.”
“He led me here, and we found the officers ready to break in. It seemed that he had told them of your peril, and informed them where to find you. He showed them how to enter the building and reach the door at the head of the cellar stairs. Why, he seems to know almost everything!”
“He is a marvel,” said Frank. “Whoever and whatever he is, I owe him my life several times over. I shall not forget that.”
“Why doesn’t he come out and tell us who he is? Why does he act in such a remarkable manner?”