The clerk listened to his story with small interest and shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't see what I can do," he said.

"We ain't responsible for our guests.

You had better go and see the police.

I hope you catch them, for such rascals give hotels bad reputations." "Do you know the men at all ?" "No, never set eyes on 'em until a couple of days ago.

Then they came in, hired that room, and came and went to suit themselves.