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stared for a moment as if he thought Jack’s mind was wandering, then, in sudden alarm, he pressed a hand to his right side, then to his left side, and then tapped carefully around his waist, as if searching for something.

“By Jove! you ’re right, Jack!” he cried in blank dismay.

After their misadventure in Cairo, the boys had purchased chamois-skin money belts, and had folded their bank-notes in these, strapping them securely around their bodies. And now the money belts were gone.

“When did you miss your belt?” asked Sandy.