"But Quackenbush—where's Quackenbush?"
"Here I am, sir," answered that detective, suddenly coming up.
"You were left here to watch Bissell?"
"Yes, sir."
"You haven't lost sight of him?"
"Hardly for a moment."
"He left the hotel soon after his visitors went away?"
"Yes, sir."
"You followed him?"
"Yes, sir."