"I'll tell you, Mr. Minton. Your aunt, Mrs. Mack, has been attacked and robbed."
"Is she—dead?" asked Jack eagerly.
"No."
"She is my aunt. If she dies I'll get all her money. Take me to a good hotel. I'm sleepy."
It was clear that Jack did not fully realize the situation. Next morning, however, when the two New York officers arrived, he realized it fully and charged Mark with betraying him. They went to New York in the same train, Jack wearing handcuffs.
CHAPTER XXI.
MARK RETURNS HOME.
"Welcome home, Mark!" exclaimed Mrs. Mason with radiant face as the telegraph boy opened the door of their humble apartment.
"Then you have missed me?" said Mark smiling.