“Well, what about him? Where is he?”
“We don’t know; we can’t find him. Did you hear him cry out?”
“Yes; and we came as quickly as we could. He must be in the lodge.”
“No,” said Pod, firmly; “he isn’t. We’ve searched it from top to bottom.”
“Well, you searched too hurriedly then. Come, Tom; let’s see if we can find the meaning of all this.”
“Surely; he’s bound to be here. Let’s go into the basement first.”
“All right. Are the lights on below, Hoki?”
“Yes, sirs; all on,” was the Jap’s reply. “We find them on when we return to lodge.”
“You found them on?” Chot exclaimed.
“Yes, sirs.”