He had lodgings in town, at which he was no doubt missed, but he also had quarters at the barracks, at which he did not often sleep, but to which it was thought possible on the next morning that he might have betaken himself.

Before the evening of that day had come he had no doubt been missed, but in the world at large no special mention was made of his absence for some time.

Then, among the haunts which he was known to frequent, questions began to be asked as to his whereabouts, and to be answered by doubtful assertions that nothing had been seen or heard of him for the last sixty or seventy hours.
It must be remembered that at this time Captain Scarborough was still the subject of universal remark, because of the story told as to his birth.

His father had declared him to be illegitimate, and had thereby robbed all his creditors.

Captain Scarborough was a man quite remarkable enough to insure universal attention for such a tale as this; but now, added to his illegitimacy was his disappearance.