"Then this is a surprise to you?"
"It is."
The stranger entered the room, and in a stern voice he demanded.
"Young man, who are you?"
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Vance did not betray the least trepidation, but said, in a calm voice:
"My friend, I was just about to put that same question to you."
"My question came first, and I demand an answer."
"I don't care what you demand."
"I hold you at my mercy."