But I was sent off on the wrong scent, and wasted a lot of time, worse luck--I'll tell you about it later, if you care to hear details.

Then, when that game was up, I did what I wish I'd done at first, found out and consulted a private detective, said to be one of the best in Paris--" "You told your story--_my_ story--to a detective ?" I gasped.
"No.

Certainly not.

I said I'd lost something of value, given me by a lady whose name I couldn't bring into the affair.

I was George Sandford, too, not Mr.Dundas.I described my travelling companions, telling all that happened on the way, and offered big pay if he could find them quickly--especially the little fellow.