The Green Bungalow by Fred M. White

The kind-hearted owner of Fishbourne Towers had set out for Brighton more concerned over Roy Harley than he had cared to confess to Lady Fishbourne. To begin with he had in his pocket a letter from the manager of the Metropolitan Hotel calling attention to the fact that Mr. Harley had not been seen in the hotel for a day or two and that he had sent no instructions as to his belongings. He apologised for troubling his lordship, but, as a friend of Mr. Harley's, would he interest himself in the matter? Otherwise, the manager felt it his duty to consult the police, a thing he hesitated to do.

Lord Fishbourne drove straight to the hotel and interviewed the manager in his office. The latter had not much to say, but that little was very much to the point.