A pain shot through Frank’s heart, for her words and her agitation plainly showed that she loved the stranger. Could it be possible that Starbright was right?
“No! no!” Merry cried in his heart. “I will not believe it yet—I will not!”
“You must help me save him, if we can!” panted Inza. “I know the address of the crazy doctor, and we will go there. Perhaps he is there! Perhaps we shall find him unharmed!”
More than ever did she betray that she loved this mysterious man, and Frank could not hold back the words which forced themselves from his lips:
“You care for him very much—you love him?”
“Yes! yes! yes!” she cried. “And you must help me find and save him, Frank!”
Starbright was right! The face of Frank Merriwell was pale as death, and he stood for a moment like a man turned to stone. With a great effort he flung off the spell that seemed to have seized upon him.
“I’ll help you!” he promised. “Inza, I—I’ll do—anything—for you!”
As they left the parlor they found Jack Diamond and Dick Starbright waiting outside.
“Is there anything we can do?” asked the Virginian.