"Be seated, Chief," urged the rascal. "Mr. Radwin will be here in a moment."
"Where is Radwin now?" demanded the chief.
"In the next room. He'll be here in a moment."
"Did he go through that door?" asked Chief Ward.
"Yes."
"Then I'll see him at once," replied the official.
He stepped over and tried the knob of the door. Finding the bolt shot, Chief Ward promptly put his stalwart shoulder to the door. At the second bump the door yielded. Ward burst into the next room, then on to the third.
"Why did you trick me, Mr. Rhinds?" called the chief, angrily.
"I? Why—I—"
Radwin was not to be found.