"Lew Flapp." The captain drew a long breath. "How did you come to let him in? You knew he had been dismissed from the school."
"He begged me to let him in, saying he merely wanted to speak to two of his old friends. I asked him why he didn't wait until morning, but he said he wanted them to do something for him before they left the school—that he must see them then and there."
"Did he mention his friends' names?"
"No, sir."
"What did he say when he went away?"
"Nothing much, sir, excepting that he had seen them and it was all right."
"Where did he go to?"
"I don't know. It was dark and I soon lost sight of him."
"He came alone?"
"Yes, sir. But, please, Captain Putnam, don't tell him I told you, or he'll kill me."