"What's that?" asked Lord Hastings in surprise.
"Davis, sir."
"By Jove! I had forgotten all about that scoundrel," said Lord Hastings.
He led the way to the room where he had so recently placed Davis hors de combat, but there was no Davis there.
Lord Hastings was greatly crestfallen.
"I should not have forgotten him," he said. "He may work more mischief around here."
"The chances are, knowing he has been discovered, he'll make himself extremely scarce," suggested Frank. "He'll probably figure that his usefulness here is at an end."
"Well, that's probably true," admitted Lord Hastings.
"We'll come across him again some place," said Jack. "I wonder if he recognized us as the ones from whom be obtained his information?"
"I wonder, too," said Frank with a laugh. "If not, he probably believes we are in trouble. Guess he will imagine we have been executed as spies by this time."