"And now it is gone?"
"Yes, you saw that yourself."
"But I don't see how, in the short time you were absent, any one could have got in and effected the robbery."
"Nor do I, but it was done."
"What shall you do about it?"
"Notify the officers of the boat, but I fear that won't do any good."
CHAPTER XIX.
DEAN BECOMES SUSPICIOUS.
Of course great excitement followed among the passengers. The two gentlemen went below, and soon returned with a quiet-looking man, not particularly noticeable except for a pair of keen, sharp eyes.