"Somebody at last!" cried Dick.
He had scarcely spoken when Captain Villaire appeared, followed by—Dan Baxter!
CHAPTER XVIII
A DEMAND OF IMPORTANCE
Dick could scarcely believe the evidence of his own eyesight as he gazed at the former bully of Putnam Hall and the Frenchman who stood beside him.
"Baxter! Is it possible!" he gasped. "What brought you here?"
"Are you a prisoner, too?" put in Randolph Rover.
"A prisoner!" laughed Baxter. "Well, that's a good one, I must say. No, I am not a prisoner."
"And what brought you here?" went on Mr. Rover.
"Can't you imagine?"