"Yes," said Nickel Plate excitedly.
"I found it empty; Honey Girl had fled."
"Sweet Honey Girl! alas, have we lost you? also which is more important, the reward for the abduction—but revenge, revenge!" hissed Nickel Plate.
"What did you do with Glucose?"
"Glucose has gone back to her work in the factory," said Bumbus, "but will come back to us whenever we wish."
"Enough," said Nickel Plate, "Bogie Man must know of this at once. I will telephone him—but no, he has stopped the connection. Will you take the message?"
"Sir, you forget."
"Too true, I need you here: a messenger." So saying Nickel Plate rang the messenger call and sat down to write the note of explanation to Bogie Man.
"Rat-a-tat-tat" came a knock on the door.