"You know the way back to Perth, and beyond that lies Melbourne and Sydney. I am going to-night."
"Alone?"
"Yes. I haven't said a word to any of the others, and I don't intend to."
Old Broadbrim was silent.
"What do you think of Merle?" he ventured.
"He is a living secret."
"How so, Waters?"
"He's a puzzle. That man has been in some devilment across the water."
"What makes you think so?"
"He is afraid of his own shadow, and he watches the road to Perth so much."