They were not speaking German.

I may have been wrong, but I came to the conclusion that they were transferring some one to No.22.They brought in two suitcases, and left them when they went out.

I--" Captain Trigger brought his clenched fist down on the table with a resounding, emphatic bang.
"Now, we have it! That Chicago detective is right, by gad!" He turned to the small group of officers clustered behind him.

Fresh alarm,--real consternation,--had leaped into the eyes of every man of them.
"Then--then, that means our search isn't over ?" cried Mr.Mott, starting up.
"It does! Every inch of this ship,--every damned inch of it, from stem to stern.

Overlook nothing, Mr.Mott.