The cipher note evidently had direct connection with the attack on Browse, but the translation of the letter was in itself like finding a key without knowing the whereabouts of the lock which it fitted.

Meanwhile, Grady's men, with Simmonds at their head, strained every nerve to discover the whereabouts of the fugitive; a net was thrown over the entire city, but, while a number of fish were captured, the one which the police particularly wished for was not among them.

Not seeing, however, any inhabitants nor any traces of them, they did not know whereabouts they were.

All Brodie's inquiries at Fort Monroe had been fruitless in finding the whereabouts of the fugitives that came through the lines at that time.

In Sicily a branch of the pomegranate tree is considered to be a most effectual means of ascertaining the whereabouts of concealed wealth.

Then, as Mathieu found himself alone with Celeste, the opportunity seemed to him an excellent one to discover La Couteau's whereabouts.

They had tried to force a confession from him, and because he refused to reveal the whereabouts of the gold they thought he had stored away somewhere, they were set to murder him in anger and revenge.

As he came to the thicket which screens the beach, he called Charteris's name loudly, in order to ascertain his whereabouts.

He had written to military headquarters at Chicago to learn my whereabouts, as he wished to secure me as his guide and chief of scouts.

In the darkness, moving amidst the dense foliage, where it required the utmost care to avoid betraying one's whereabouts, advancing blindly into you knew not what peril, was well calculated to make even the most courageous feel a bit timid.

That would tell him my whereabouts, I thought, and for some time I lay still with a palpitating heart.

It subsequently transpired that Paul was asking De Chauxville the whereabouts of Steinmetz, who had gained his place of concealment unobserved by either.

Often I inquired the whereabouts of her father and of Hylton Chater, but she declared herself in entire ignorance, and believed they were abroad.

But the hours went by, and the affair remained inexplicable; no word was heard concerning Miss Dalrymple's whereabouts; she seemed to have disappeared as completely as if she had vanished on the Persian magic carpet.

However, I could not retreat, because Jacob held me firmly in his clutch, from which I would have been unable to release myself save at the cost of betraying our whereabouts.

"Very well," she said, indifferently, "that does seem the shortest way to find out the poor fellow's whereabouts.

A heap of débris to the E. of the church indicates the whereabouts of the original buildings.

Might not a search in the editorial boots disclose the whereabouts of the missing reptiles?

Even if failing to bring Damayanti and Nala here, he that succeeds learning their whereabouts, will get from me the wealth represented by a thousand kine."

and then I reflected that I ought to have guessed his whereabouts.

I had taken no pains to hide my whereabouts.

And that's saying a good deal, for we've learned a thing or two about hiding our whereabouts from Fritz.

From this cause the bell became useful as a signal to indicate the animal's whereabouts.

The dog didn't see me, and seemed to be principled agin stoppin' to inquire my whereabouts.

He would like to have me move first, so as to judge my exact whereabouts by sound.