"Let me see," taking out a notebook, "Andrews landed from the _Princess Irene_ on the twenty-seventh of January last." "Oh, the twenty-seventh?
Are you sure of that ?" said Arthur.
"Of course." "I was under the impression he landed on the twenty-fifth." "No; you are wrong.

Why, I met the boat myself, but missed him, although he was on the passenger list.

He disembarked very slyly, I afterward learned, being doubtless afraid he would be arrested.

But at that time I had no positive evidence against him." Arthur asked a few more questions of no importance and then bade Le Drieux good night and rejoined the girls.
"You win, Maud," he remarked as he sat down.

"That clew of yours was an inspiration.