Strange Instructions Superintendent Dolan went quietly to the door; by a sort of natural understanding he had taken possession of affairs in the room.

The rest of us waited.

He opened the door a little way; and then with a gesture of manifest relief threw it wide, and a young man stepped in.

A young man clean-shaven, tall and slight; with an eagle face and bright, quick eyes that seemed to take in everything around him at a glance.

As he came in, the Superintendent held out his hand; the two men shook hands warmly.
"I came at once, sir, the moment I got your message.