“Well,” he said, “of all the men I ever tackled, he is the most remarkable. At times he seemed to have the strength of two men, and I did fear that he would get the best of me.”
A strange look came to the face of the doctor.
“Then you lied when you called me weak!” he cried, frothing at the mouth. “It was a trick! You did it to deceive me!”
“That is true,” nodded Frank. “It was necessary to do something.”
Bart was supporting Elsie.
“Come!” she whispered; “let’s go away. I can’t stay here! The sight of him terrifies me!”
Hodge supported her from the lodge, saying:
“Come on, Merriwell. He’s secure, and we can leave him till we can send somebody to take care of him.”
Frank lingered a little, to make sure the mad doctor’s bond’s were secure.