“It won’t take a great deal of time,” he said “and I don’t want a single chance to slip of bringing him to justice.”
“That’s right,” put in Gus. “Do the work thoroughly while you are about it.”
Suddenly Mr. Whyland gave a cry and pointed to a cable-car that was just then passing.
“See, it is Mendix himself!” he exclaimed, indicating a man on the rear platform.
Oliver looked, and saw that he was right.
CHAPTER XXI.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL PURSUIT.
Oliver Bright, as may be imagined, was astonished when Mr. Whyland discovered the very man they were looking for, standing calmly on the rear end of a passing cable-car.
For an instant he doubted the evidence of his own eyesight, but a second look told him that in truth it was the colonel.