"Yes. What became of a fellow of this description who came in here half an hour ago?" said Harry, and he minutely described Mason.
"Why, he went out the side door after getting a drink of whisky," said the bartender. "He seemed to be in a hurry to catch a train."
"How do you know?"
"Well, he asked me what time the train for Savannah left, and as I told him he only had a few moments to catch it, he hurried out."
Harry thanked the man and left.
"The villain is heading for the South again!" flashed across the boy's mind. "I'll see if I can verify this idea."
He went over to the railroad ticket office and closely questioned the agent, who admitted that a man such as the detective described had bought a ticket for Swamp Angel and gone.
Young King Brady was puzzled over Mason's actions.
He could not understand why the man was running away from New York so soon after the incident at Dalton's house.
"It looks as if he had a guilty conscience and feared exposure," muttered the boy, as he made his way home.