“And, of course, you are glad to see me. Let it go at that, Mr. Carter.”
“All right,” he said, again. “Now to business.”
“Is there business?”
“Yes; serious business. Paul Rogers has escaped from prison, and Isabel Benton has been released from prison. Both of those interesting events took place yesterday.”
“Indeed! Well, Mr. Carter, have I anything to fear from them? Is that why you are here?”
“Yes; that is why I am here. I will not say that you have anything to fear, because it is not in you to fear things—is it?”
“Not especially, I think.”
“But you have much to guard against—much to make you watchful—much to keep you on the alert lest your enemies again find an opportunity to make trouble for you, and I fear that they are contemplating a renewal of their machinations.”
“And that is why you are here?”
“That is why I am here.”