You want to do something about it. Well, I agree with you. The man hasn't come along. The cabin is our only bet."
"Let's go," responded Harry.
The young men moved silently toward the cabin. They reached the porch and crawled to the window on their hands and knees.
The tiny crack afforded very little vision; through it Harry could see only part of an empty room. He looked around for Bruce. He saw his companion turning the knob of the door.
"Come on," urged Bruce as the door yielded.
They found themselves in a large room — the only room in the entire cabin. There was nothing there except a box on which stood a lighted lantern.
The effect of this discovery was stunning. The truth dawned upon Vincent and Duncan simultaneously.
The cabin was deserted. The lantern had been left there, with the shades partly raised, to mislead those who might see it from a distance.
The wily Bernardo Chefano had departed with his ape-faced man. He had planned well, planned to trick every one who might have suspected the crimes he had committed.
The cabin was not the meeting place.