The millionaire changed his position, in readiness for an attack.
“You ask me who I am,” said the strange being. “Tell me first who you are.”
“You know my name,” replied the millionaire. “You called it — Lamont Cranston.”
A mocking laugh was the response.
“I called your name?” was the figure’s question. “I must disagree with you. I called my own name.”
The black form moved slightly. The cloak and hat dropped backward, and disappeared. A man was revealed in the light, and a startled cry escaped Lamont Cranston’s lips.
The person who stood before him was the very double of himself.
“I am Lamont Cranston,” announced the stranger.
The millionaire shuddered as he heard his own voice uttered by those lips!
The situation was uncanny. The man in the bed could not believe his senses. He knew that he was wide awake; yet this was the most incredible experience that the human mind could imagine.