"It might be possible for me to persuade him to leave the island without seeing this wretched man." "I fear it would be useless," I answered.

"And you would only cause yourself unnecessary pain.

No! what we must do is to communicate with the Palermo police: Leglosse can show them his warrant, and then we must endeavour to get Hayle under lock and key, and then out of the island, without waste of time.

That is the best course, believe me." "If all goes well, I shall make the arrest to-night," said Leglosse, and then added, "I must get back to Paris as soon as possible." That afternoon he went out once more, this time to interview the police authorities.

At five o'clock he returned in a state of great excitement.
"The other two have discovered Hayle's whereabouts," he said, when we were alone together.