He paused and peered in.
Captain Diavolo was missing.
An open window showed how he escaped.
“Fo’ de lawd amussy!” gasped Pomp.
Then he saw that the pirate had severed his bonds on the edge of a piece of broken bottle lying on the floor.
He had evidently knocked the bottle from a shelf and smashed it in order to get the piece of glass.
“De prisoner hab escaped!” roared the coon, excitedly.
“That’s bad,” commented Frank, gravely.
Pomp explained matters.
When he finished the inventor stopped the Jove.