What do you think is the best thing to be done ?" "See the agent of the company here and get him to telegraph to Port Said," I answered.

"Both to their agent there and the captain of the steamer.

If the captain telegraphs back that Gifford is our man, we must wire to the police authorizing them to detain him pending our arrival.
There is a bit of risk attached to it, but if we want to catch him we must not think of that." We accordingly interviewed the agent and placed the case before him.

We told him who we were, and Leglosse explained to him that he held a warrant for the arrest of one Gideon Hayle, an individual whom he had every reason to believe was endeavouring to escape under the assumed name of Henry Gifford.

The clerk was next called in, and gave his evidence, and these matters having been settled, the telegrams were despatched to both the captain and the agent.
Some four days we knew must certainly elapse before we could receive a reply, and that time was devoted to searching the city for Kitwater and Codd.