"That's easy," he said in a different tone. "Anybody who knew you well would trust you with his life."
Elsie gave him a quick, affectionate glance, and they went into the house.
CHAPTER XXII
STAFFER'S MESSENGER
Dick spent several exhilarating days in Edinburgh, although on the whole he conducted himself with a sobriety that surprised his companions, who were thus encouraged to leave him alone.
As they were getting breakfast on the morning they left Edinburgh, Staffer said to Dick:
"We must start back as soon as we can, but there's an adjustment to be made on the car that may keep me half an hour at the garage. I don't suppose you'll mind doing an errand for me in the meantime?"
"Certainly not," said Dick.
"Then you might go to the Caledonian Hotel and see a man called Sanders. I'll give you his room number, so you needn't bother them at the office. Go straight up in the elevator and ask if he has any message for me; then you can come back to the garage, where we'll be waiting."
"He doesn't know me, but perhaps that won't matter?"