“Well, wouldn’t that frazzle you!” exclaimed Andy.
“It certainly is queer,” agreed his brother.
They stood looking down the beach after the figure of the strange man who had seemed to know the lad whom they had rescued from the sea, but who, on learning of his location, had shown a desire to get away without calling on the unfortunate youth.
Andy set out on a run.
“Here, where you going?” his brother demanded quickly.
“I’m going after that man, and make him tell what he knows!” declared the impulsive youth. “It’s a shame to let him get away in this fashion, just when we were on the verge of learning something,” Andy called back over his shoulder.
“You come right back here!” exclaimed the older lad, sprinting after his brother and catching him by the arm.
“But he’ll get away, and we’ll never solve the mystery!”
“That may be, but we can’t take this means of finding out. We don’t know who that man is. He may be a dangerous chap, who would make trouble if you interfered with him. You stay here.”
“But how are we ever going to find out, Frank?”