That was not a very long chance, however, and, anyway, Patsy had to take it.
CHAPTER V.
BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY.
The door was unlocked, opened, and the men came in.
From the footfalls alone, Patsy’s keen ear could tell that there were three men instead of two.
“We were up here waiting for you, Gillman,” said a voice.
“If I had come any sooner, I’d have missed that highball,” answered a second voice.
“When you turn the key, Ramsay,” observed a third voice, “don’t neglect to hang that slouch of yours over the knob.”
The wearer of the slouch hat was the man Patsy was shadowing, so he had learned the fellow’s true name.
The key scraped in the lock.
“There you are, Starlick,” answered Ramsay. “The key fills up the hole enough, I should think. Besides, we won’t keep Gillman over two minutes.”