Just then the wife of Francois came to the door. Unfortunately her husband had not warned her, nor did she know that Ben had been an inmate of the asylum.
"Where is the boy who came here last night with your husband?" asked M. Bourdon, abruptly.
"Gone to the station," answered the woman, unsuspiciously.
The doctor jumped into his carriage, and drove with speed to the station.
CHAPTER XXX.
M. Bourdon's Little Scheme.
Meanwhile Ben had entered a third-class carriage—it behooved him to be economical now—and sat down. He was congratulating himself on his fortunate escape, when M. Bourdon dashed up to the station.
He entered the building, and was about passing to the platform, when he was stopped. "Your ticket, monsieur."
Just then came the signal for the train to start.