“He’s gone from the window.”
That was true; the Mystery had disappeared. This astonishing scene had been witnessed by several persons. Two officers came hurrying up, and asked a score of questions.
“It’s a bomb,” explained Frank.
“Le bomb! le bomb!” cried the crowd that had gathered.
“And the man who threw it is in that building!” shouted Diamond. “He threw it from that open window. He is in there now. Capture him! Arrest him!”
“Arrest him!” shouted the crowd.
“You know him? You can identify him?” asked the officers.
“In a minute!”
“Come with us!”
They dashed across the street, and entered the café, from the second story of which the bomb had been thrown. Up-stairs they dashed.