Chapter 37
REVELATION!
Soon Roger felt that he had given the gases time to flow down, to produce at least inertia or coma. He must not dally too long. He scrambled up the rain-drain as he had previously done.
Down the front fire escape of the candy factory he scuttled.
No one seemed to be near, as he gave a hasty survey.
Then Roger stiffened, on the lower stage of the fire escape. On the other side of the street some one emerged from a doorway.
Hearing the man walk rapidly across, Roger dropped, landing in a crouch that broke his fall.
He meant to accost the person openly, and risk consequences.
“Stop!” he shouted.
He got almost as great a shock as had come from the flash of the short-circuited telescope.
“Rog’!”