“Here, Dick!” cried Merry, coughing and choking. “This is the man we came to save, but there is another in here. You take this chap and I’ll go back for the other.” Starbright relieved Merry of his burden, but he cried: “Be careful, Merriwell! Be sure to get out of that place! This old building is a tinder-box, and it is going to burn flat in a hurry!” Merriwell had not waited to listen, but he groped his way back to the spot where the unconscious man lay on the floor. “What if I do not get out!” he thought, as he lifted the limp body. “I have saved him for her, and she will be happy!” But he found his way out and staggered down the stairs, being met by Diamond, who had found his way into the place to follow and help Frank get out. “Well, this is what I call being in the nick of time!” observed the Virginian, with satisfaction. “I hope you’ve not left anybody behind?” “Not unless there were families in the place.” “There are none,” assured Jack. “Man told me outside. Upper part is used by some kind of a medicine company.” When they reached the street they found a fire-engine had just arrived on the scene. Inza was discovered bending over the stranger, who seemed pretty well used up. As they drew near they saw Starbright standing a few feet away, staring at Inza, a strange look of shame on his face. And they heard Inza sobbing: “Oh, Walter, my brother! I thought you could not escape!” “Her brother!” gasped Frank, astounded. “Why, it’s Walter Burrage, who disappeared years ago and was supposed dead. I knew the fellow at Fardale!” In a moment everything was explained, save the strange manner in which Inza had declined to introduce Walter to Frank and Starbright, and the man’s own reticence in regard to his name. Starbright came over to Frank. “He’s her brother!” he said. “Merriwell, I’m going to shoot myself! There will be one fool less in the world!” * * * * * Of course Starbright did not shoot himself, but he was thoroughly ashamed. But Inza never knew from the lips of Frank Merriwell that the handsome freshman had ever suspected her. Walter Burrage had entered the army after leaving Fardale, and had become entangled in an affair that threatened to send one of the higher officers to prison for a long term. Burrage was in full possession of evidence that would have brought about this result, therefore he was implicated, disgraced, and given a chance to escape, being compelled to promise that he would never return to the United States. The disgrace had affected Bernard Burrage so that he gave out the impression that his son was dead, and Walter was never mentioned by either himself or Inza. But Walter broke his pledge and came to the United States to find the old doctor who would pay a high price for the queer stick. He made his father and sister promise not to let anybody know his true name.