Probably I am largely responsible for that." "You ?" "Yes; the persistency with which I stuck to the trail.

They became frightened.

My appearance in Wray Street must have been quite a shock, and when I succeeded in escaping from their trap there, Hobart very evidently lost his head completely.

He did not dare risk my ever finding you.

The knowledge that I was free, perhaps in communication with the police, led to your night trip to the _Seminole_, and the secret sinking of the yacht.