CHAPTER XXVIII.
AN INTERESTING MEETING.
Franklin was almost certain that if he followed Montague Smith and Captain Cosgrove and their strange companion, he would learn of something which would be of importance to Belden Brice. The young electrician understood by this time that the complications concerning the doings of the H. Y. Smith Electrical Co. involved not only the men mentioned above, but also Mrs. Bliss and her erratic brother Wilbur, and hearing Mrs. Bliss's name mentioned, had had much to do with starting him off after the trio.
The three men disappeared around a near corner, and then hurried off in the direction of the beautiful park which fronts the lake. They lost no time in traversing the park, and then, turning to the west, entered one of the most quiet, but select streets of the city.
Franklin could see that the three men were holding an earnest conversation, but could not get close enough to overhear what was being said, having no desire to be discovered. He followed in
