He did not confine himself to his stateroom, but came up on deck to chat with his fellow-travelers, and almost before the vessel had passed Sandy Hook he knew them all.
He could not expect to overtake the Cunarder, therefore he could only hope to reach London and find his man, who, in the meantime, would be shadowed by Tom Owens.
The detective had the promise of a fine voyage and the steamer plowed her way through the deep in magnificent style.
Old Broadbrim was found on deck every day, and as the Oceanic neared the English shore he became a little anxious.
The moment he stepped upon the dock in Liverpool, after a short run, in which the record was nearly broken, he hastened to a little house not far from the pier which was a rendezvous for detectives.
If Tom Owens had been in Liverpool there would be a message for him, and he was not disappointed.
Old Broadbrim found in a secret box in the house this brief note:
"I have found him. He leaves for London to-night, and so do I.
Tom"
With this encouraging message from the Scotland Yarder, Old Broadbrim went leisurely to his breakfast, and soon after finishing it started for London.
Nothing happened to mar the progress of the chase, and at last he stepped from the cars in the great station.