He started slightly upon seeing the two motionless men, but if he felt any great surprise, or any consternation, he did not betray it.
“Who is this fellow, Draper?” he inquired, pausing.
“He says he’s a thief,” replied Draper, without turning an eye from Patsy.
“You caught him stealing?”
“It looks so.”
“How did it happen?”
“I was lying on my bed before lighting up, and I heard a knock on the door,” Draper proceeded to explain. “I did not bother to answer it, nor a second one, and then I heard him sneak in here. He switched on the light and began to search your desk. Then I held him up—and here he is.”
Doctor Guelpa came a little nearer and glared down at Patsy.
Patsy gave him stare for stare.
“Keep him covered, Draper,” said the physician, with ominous quietude. “So you’re a thief, are you?”