“Very well,� answered Savage, picking up the burned match. “We will do it, of course. But I don’t see the point.�
“That makes no difference,â€� retorted Nick. “The point is important. Did you find out anything at the railroad station this afternoon—whether anybody from the hotel went away?â€�
“Nobody has gone all day, except two people who live in the village, and whom the station agent knows quite well. You see, this is only a branch, which the railroad company ran up here for the benefit of our hotel, so it is not used much except by patrons of our house.�
“I see,� nodded Nick Carter. “Well, you may not see either Mike or me until two or three o’clock in the morning. Good night!�
“I hope you will find out something,� called out Mallory, as he went out.
“With ordinary luck, I hope to do so,� were Nick Carter’s parting words.
CHAPTER V.
AN EXPERIMENT IN CHEMISTRY.
“Florine!� said the Baroness Latour, as she entered her rooms after dining with Nick Carter. “I am going to do a little chemistry work in the bathroom. Of course, I am not at home to anybody. Some of those people about the hotel are disposed to be friendly, but I can’t be bothered with them to-night.[Pg 17]�
“Very well,� returned Florine. “Shall I help you change?�
“Yes.�