The captain nodded.
"I saw you the other night," he said; "I was walking in the garden and saw your light. My man and I climbed to the window and were looking for you. We should have caught you then, but were afraid of raising the house."
Willie Sanderson grinned.
"Beggin' your pardon, captain, you didn't see me."
The captain scrutinized him.
"No," he said, "you are right; it was a smaller-made man."
Willie nodded.
"What was he—what were you doing in that room?" said the captain. "Were you on the same errand?"
Willie nodded.