The man to whom Craig was handcuffed was stunned, but Craig himself appears to have been unhurt.

He jumped up, took the key of the handcuffs from the pocket of the officer, undid them, and slipped off into the undergrowth before either the groom or the other Scotland Yard man had recovered their senses.

To cut a long story short, that was last Thursday, and up till now not a single trace of the fellow has been discovered." Quest rose abruptly to his feet.
"I'd like to take this matter up right on the spot where Craig disappeared," he suggested.

"Couldn't we do that ?" "By all means," Lord Ashleigh agreed, touching a bell.

"We have several hours before we change for dinner.