“I guess I’ve lost my way,” said Patsy.
“Well, you want to find it right away,” said the young fellow.
Patsy wanted no row at this time, for he did not want Spike Thomas and Bally Morris to know that he had followed them.
So by the showing of good humor he tried to get out of his difficulty as easily as possible.
“Then I’ll make my way down the stairs,” he said, laughingly.
At that moment the door opened again and the young girl appeared for a second time. As she did so she said to the young fellow:
“He’s Patsy Murphy. Nick Carter’s kid.”
“What are you doing here, then?” asked the young fellow of Patsy.
“Nothing you need get hot over,” said Patsy.
“You ain’t goin’ to get off so easy as all that,” said the young fellow. “You can’t take anybody out of this house, not while I’m here.”