Horatio Alger

“ Instead, a slide was revealed, about eight inches square, through which his late traveling companion pushed a plate of cold meat and bread.
"Here's something to eat," he said; "take it."
"Why do you lock me in?" demanded our hero.
"You can get along without knowing, I suppose," said the other, with a sneer.
"I don't mean to," said Frank, firmly. "I demand an explanation. How long do you intend to keep me here?"
"I am sorry I can't gratify your curiosity, but I don't know myself."
"Perhaps you think that I am rich, but I am not. I have no money. You can't get anything out of me," said Frank. ”

“ He also discovered a small hole in the wall of the size of a marble. Actuated by curiosity, he applied his eye to the opening, and peeped into what was probably the adjoining room. It was furnished in very much the same way as the one in which he was confined, but at present it was untenanted. ”