ng in the direction of the voice, and seeing a

shoot!" the

crazy," said Jack. "Go on, Ma

nd soon the two boys were in the st

urt?" aske

plied Mark. "What

f the hotel was blown up. If you boys wish you can go to a

we will,"

he strange man followed them. The fire was now burning fiercely, and once

hat with the puffing of engines, the whistling of the steamers, the

adually the flames came under the control o

go to the police stat

hilly in the night air with only half of their clothes on. They inquired th

no place to go except to the lock-up. Some swells will be glad to take a place behind the

ats?" repeated Ja

pin' at the hotel with a big crowd of people, an' their apartm

t the station house. There they were received by the sergeant in charge, while the mat

between you," said the sergeant. "We

do us," said Ja

excitement at the entra

ill see them!" a voice exclaimed

tried to hold back a short, stout, excited

laimed the man, point

from the burned hote

ey are the ver

ecognized the man as the one who had cal

cried the little man, pointing his finger at the boys, "and I accuse you of tryin

ed every one that not a word was said. Then th

Royal Highness, Edward VII, Kin

lapel of his coat

claimed the doorman with a twinkle in his eye. "

ty," he added, "and I demand the assistance of the United States authorities in general

o run away. They're to stay here over night, and if you have any charge to

They are anarchists themselves!" exc

aid the sergeant, "until you get a warr

est of the night," insisted the man. "I can't

rned hotel," objected the sergeant. "There will be no room

cried the stranger. "I

Jack, for he remembered the valise contain

ith triumph in his tones. "They are the guilt

not want any one to see them," for Mark remembered Mr. Henderson's strict injunctions to let no one but the mechani

s words and the reluctance Mark and Jack showed to letting the valise be opened. "The boys will be h

response to a nod from the doorman, followed him upstairs to a part of the police s

anarchists?" as

k, and he told as much o

his eye. "It wouldn't do any harm to scare that uppish Englishman

t oblige you," sai

on the doorman. "I hope ye sle

ing accusation against them, the boys' brains were too excited to let them s

ght when Mark was awakene

he asked. "A

Mark, now that his eyes were fully ope

?" asked Jack waki

n a whisper. "I happened to thi

sked Mark in

lads, an' I'd hate to see ye mixed up in a mess with that fellow. So I slips up here early, an' ye can leave by the

running away,

an. "Ye're free to come an' go as far as we're conc

as it was, might make trouble for them, and cause them endless delays

Mark,"