He arose and the others followed him from the room.
Alone with the Czar, and Lord Hastings, Frank was moved to ask:
“And what do you suppose has become of Jack, sir?”
“By Jove! I don’t know,” said Lord Hastings. “He should have turned up by this time.”
“Well, he hasn’t, sir,” replied Frank quietly.
“No. Suppose you take a run over to your rooms and have a look for him,” instructed Lord Hastings.
Frank disappeared, but returned a few moments later announcing that he could find no trace of his chum.
“Strange!” said the Czar. “But wait. Perhaps he was wounded in the fighting. I shall summon General Burgoff. By this time he will have a list of the injured. He may know something of him.”
The Czar immediately despatched an orderly for the general, but it was half an hour later before the officer arrived. In that time Frank’s uneasiness had increased to a certainty that his chum was in danger of some kind.
“General,” said the Czar, when the officer stood before him, “I am seeking information of a young Englishman, who was in the city when I arrived.”