The Japanese shook his head.
"He no home!"
"Out?" said Anthony in some astonishment.
"Yes, sir, li'l while ago," the Oriental said. "He go very quick."
"And he will be back—when?"
"Mr. Hitchin no say, sir!" the Japanese sighed.
Therefore they turned back to the stairs; and as they came to the foot of the flight Johnson Boller gripped his friend's arm suddenly and looked whitely at him.
"It's all over!" he said.
"What?"
"The trunk! The trunk she went out in! Didn't he say something about not sending out anything?"