“Why doesn’t she introduce her bearded friend?” Starbright was asking himself.
Frank wondered a little over this, but fancied Inza had forgotten in her excitement caused by the encounter.
“Well, it’s a great surprise,” said Inza. “I thought you both many miles away.”
“Haven’t a doubt of it,” thought Dick.
“We expect to return to New Haven to-morrow,” said Frank.
The stranger was silent now, having stepped back a little. He stood looking at Frank in a rather peculiar and penetrating manner.
“To-morrow?” repeated Inza, her embarrassment seeming to increase, as she looked from Frank and Dick to the strange man.
The latter shook his head slightly. With his eyes wide open for every move, Merry saw this, and knew it was a signal to Inza.
“Yes,” nodded Merry. “I called at your hotel in Brooklyn to see you, but found you were gone.”
“Yes, we—we left there after we supposed you had returned to New Haven. We’re stopping in New York for a few days.”