“Don’t form conclusions, yet,” said Nick.
“It appears to me that you are doing that very thing,” said Chick.
“The girl hasn’t seen you, has she?” asked Nick.
“I think not. I have not been out in the open, and she has usually been between me and the station. She’s shy of being seen, I can tell you that.”
“Now,” said Nick, “the train is coming. Move down to the front, keeping out of sight, and get where you can see the whole length of the line of cars. If a man gets off, you follow him, but keep out of sight. If I point to any person who gets on the train, jump aboard and arrest him before the arrival at New York.”
“If the girl joins him?” asked Chick. “I presume that is what all this means.”
“The girl will not join him,” was the reply. “She may try to, but she will not succeed.”
“Who is this man?” asked Chick.
Nick laughed.