"Not so large, perhaps, as you think. And if he was concerned in the murder of your brother he would not let that stand in the way, no matter how important it was."
"You are certainly right. Yes; you had better watch them; but, oh! beware of trouble!"
"I will manage to take care of myself," returned Franklin. "Here is some money you may find useful until Walter comes," and he handed her a ten-dollar bill.
Once out on the sidewalk, the young electrician hesitated. Should he return to the mansion openly, or should he once more play the part of a spy?"
"I have a good mind to watch them openly," he said to himself. "They will not dare to molest me in public. If they attempt to do anything of the kind. I'll have them arrested on my own account."
With this resolve, he started once again in the direction of the residence in which Mrs. Bliss had been kept so long a prisoner.
But a surprise was in store for him. Hardly had he traveled a block when a hand was placed on his shoulder, and he found himself confronted by Walter Robinson.
"This is what I call luck!" cried Walter. "To arrive in town and run across you, all inside of ten minutes. What is the news?"
