That may make both him and Lemaire ugly enough to put
them up to almost any mischief. Was M. Lemaire here to see the fellow
yesterday?"
"Lemaire has not been hero at all," replied the jailer.
"Was Mlle. Nadiboff here to see him yesterday?"
"No; she has been holding aloof. With the exception of his lawyer,
the only people who ye been here to see Gaston were two fellows who
came yesterday, about noon."
"Oho!" muttered Benson. "Who were they?"
The jailer turned to reach for a memorandum book.
"I keep the names given by all who come here to see prisoners, so I
shall be able to answer you."
"Ah, here are the names. One fellow called himself Leroux, the other
Stephanoulis."
"One name French, and the other Greek," muttered the submarine boy,
thinking hard. "What did they look like?"
The jailer quickly and carefully described the pair. Jack listened
attentively. Then rose, briskly.
"Did you hear any of the conversation they had with Gaston?"
"No."
"If they come again to-day can you lock them up and hold them?"
"If I have proper authority."
"If you get a telephone message from Mr. Trotter, would that be good
enough authority?"
"Yes; on that I could hold them long enough to give Trotter a chance to
come here and take them or else to get them committed on a regular
warrant.
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