"I made some noise in opening the door of the room."
"Lynch says some one is breaking into the rooms. Are you the one?"
"No; I didn't break in; I broke out. But if you will excuse me, I will go, for I am in a hurry to get to the river."
"Never saw a rogue yet that was not in a hurry."
"What do you mean by that?" I demanded.
"Some one has been breaking into our rooms, and I only want to catch the fellow that did it."
"I am not the fellow."
"Lynch says you are."
"Where is Lynch?"