"Have the others arrived?" asked Nick.
"Yes, sir. They are in the next room."
"Is Waldo with them?"
"Yes, sir, and another man."
"Send them in guarded."
The door between Nick’s room and his assistant’s was immediately opened, and Moreno and Gonzales were marched in, handcuffed to the two detectives.
"Nick Carter!" cried both prisoners, simultaneously.
"Yes, gentlemen," said Nick. "I shall now explain why I have invited you all to be present at this meeting."
No one uttered a word.
Everybody was too much astonished.