“Like something to eat?”
“For heaven’s sake, don’t mention it! The mere thought makes me feel bad again. But, listen, Jack, I’ve something to tell you. I wakened about half an hour ago and there was a man out there in the wireless room.”
“What?”
Jack had temporarily forgotten all about Jarrold. Now Sam’s remark brought the earlier scene back to him. What had Jarrold been doing in the wireless room while he was absent?
[CHAPTER IX—THE MIDNIGHT INTRUDER]
“He was stooping over the desk, rummaging about the papers and dispatches,” said Sam in response to Jack’s eager questions.
“Did he take anything?” asked Jack.
“I don’t know. I called out to him and asked him what he was doing.”
“Yes; what did he say?”
“He didn’t say a word. Just hurried out. Who was he?”