We called at every hotel, important or otherwise, questioned the City Police, who assured us they had seen nothing of the men we described and finally were compelled to own ourselves thoroughly well beaten.

Leglosse's face was the picture of despair, and I fear mine was not much better.

We inserted advertisements in the papers, but with no more luck than before.

From the moment the trio had entered Naples, they seemed to have vanished entirely.

Then one evening, a ragged little urchin called at the hotel and asked to see us.