Eice's house watched day and night until we get
him, although of course he may never visit Dr. Eice
again."



A DISCOVEEY 226

Milbrath considered. Then he puUed me by the
sleeve.
" Come, let us be oflf to an agency and get ^he
men to work at once. I 'm willing to risk the cost
of the men for a few weeks on the chance of getting
him ultimately. Hi! There's a herdic turning
down Mariborough Street/' and he whistled for it.
We entered the vehicle and drove to the Pingree
Detective Agency, where we engaged men who were
detailed for immediate duty.
When we returned to the hotel I found a special
delivery note, forwarded by Gaspard, from Kil-
boume in which he announced that he had taken
passage on a steamer sailing on Saturday for Liver-
pool and implored me to come to town and stay with
him for at least a few hours before that time.
I felt that I could ill afford to spare time just
then for any personal matter, but I felt, also, that I
owed Kilboume too much to refuse his request with-
out urgent reason. Xherefore I wired him that I
would join him on the following afternoon, and
then communicated my change of programme to
Milbrath.
" I think I understand how you feel about leav-
ing," he said, " but you I'eally need n't be bothered.
