When a thorough search failed to produce the little rascal, all except Sabella declared he would never be found, and they must proceed down the river without him.

Against this decision the little girl, who had become deeply attached to her pet, protested so earnestly that Cap'n Cod finally agreed to devote an hour to searching the town and making inquiries for the lost monkey.

In order to make the search as thorough as possible, he, Billy Brackett, Winn, and Solon went ashore and started in different directions, leaving Sabella alone on the _Whatnot_..