No reply.
Once more I spoke:
“I am William Ford; let me in.”
“Oh, I can not, I can not! I am afraid of every one.”
It was Jimmy Rose!
“Let me in, Rose; let me in, man. I am your friend.”
“I will not. I can trust no man now.”
“Let me in, Rose; trust at least one, in me.”
“Quit the spot, or—”
With that I heard a rattling against the huge lock, not made by any key, as if some small tube were being thrust into the keyhole. Horrified, I fled fast as feet could carry me.