"Hold still!"
"Not much!"
The voice was choked by the efforts of the unknown, but Frank believed he recognized it.
"So it's you, Harris!" he said. "Up to your old tricks! You are just as much a sneak as ever!"
"If I'd got in before you discovered me, you might have never called me that again!" panted Harris.
"By that I suppose you were bent on murder. Well, that is no worse than your record."
"Why don't you shout?" hissed Harris. "Why don't you arouse the hotel?"
"It isn't necessary."
"Why not?"
"Did you hear the bell ring in the office?"