"First! Who has financed the organization, equipment, transportation of this regiment of Roman Catholic Volunteers? "Second: From what source or sources originated the various methods of blackmail? "Third: Who first suggested the cooperation of General Arnold? "Fourth: What pressure was brought to bear in the obtaining of the passport for the vessel to clear port?" III But there was no Anderson to give answer. It was found that he, together with Colonel Clifton and several members of the party, had disappeared from the room. No one had remembered seeing them take their departure, yet it was observed that they had left the platform in the course of Stephen's speech to take seats on the further side of the hall, near to the door. This might have opened and closed several times during Stephen's speech, and, more especially, at the time when they had crowded the aisles near the close of the address, and little or no attention would have been paid to it. Very likely Anderson had taken advantage of such an opportunity to make an escape. It was a very different room now. What had been a state of remarkable quiet with every man in his seat, with the conversation hardly above the tone of a whisper, with the uniform tranquillity disturbed solely by the remarks of the two speakers, was now giving way to a precipitous uproar which approached a riot. Men surged about one another and about Stephen in an endeavor to learn the details of the plot. Groups separated themselves from other equally detached groups, all absorbed, however, in the same topic. Voices, formerly hushed, now became vociferous. The walls reverberated with the tumultuous confusion. "What dupes!" one was remarking to his neighbor. "How easily were we led by his smooth talk!" "We were misguided in our motives of allegiance. We might have sensed a trick of the enemy," was the reply. "Let us win the war, first," shouted a third. "Aye! Freedom first; then religious liberty." "Who is he?" another asked. "It cannot be Cadwalader." "No," answered the neighbor. "This was prearranged. He borrowed Cadwalader's card to come here." "I always told you Arnold was no good," sounded a great voice. "He'd sell us to the devil if he could get paid for it. I suppose he'll go to New York sure." "Let him. Wish he was out of here." "Say!" one asked Stephen rather abruptly. "How did you get all this straight?" "I interested myself the moment the scheme took root. I assured myself that all was not as it should be and I took pains to verify my suspicions," was the grave reply. "I know, but how did ye get 'em?" "By following every move this Anderson made. I tracked him even to Mount Pleasant." "And got beforehand with Arnold?" "I overheard the major portion of the conversation." "Pardon me," asked another individual, neater in appearance than the majority, and evidently of more education, "but have I not seen you before?" "Perhaps you have," laughed Stephen. "Where?"