The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-17
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other instrument places the tube attach
ed to the receiver to his, ear.
Truly, the English are wonderful peo-
ple''
1T is certainly a remarkable inven-
ton I exclaimed. II suppose it Is
fore, and had I not, fortunately, made
undoubtedly, have got the best of me.
Now, however, with your assistance, l
think / shall be able to defeat these gen.
tlemen's plans. | suppose there is let
ter inside the parcel mentioning at what
time the communication is to take
placer"
ooh, mere word" said the doctor,
with a deprecating movement of his
hands, explaining the use of the in
strument and saying twelve o'clock to-
night =.
.'Ah! he is cautious enough. I sup
pose he will not run the risk of commit
ting any question to paper, eyen, with
a touch of sarcasm / could not restrain,
though it is entrusted to your charge.
Well, it will make my task a little more
difficult, but must hope for the best.
1 should think very likely, only one man
will be required to speak, and that one
will be Mr.. Hammond.
DR.. Duprat looked at me curiously.
ST find that 1 shall need more of your
assistance than l expected, l proce e,oesa
is no one else who can. You are the only
person who can go on board Mr.. Sulll-
vans yacht tonight without exciting
his suspicion. Indeed, no doubt he will
expect you to report progress. How are
YOU to deliver this parcel?'
II shall leave it in Mr.. Hammond
cabin / have his number.
VERY well, then, when you row away
from the Aorangi, you will direct your
men to take you to Mr.. Sull1vans yacnt.
While you are telling him now you nave
carried out his lnstructlonS, YOU WIN WI,
complain of being thirsty. He will feteh
refreshments and you will contrlye, un-
seen, to drop something in his glass
which will send him to sleep before II
morning You will tell the sailors on
board that their master has been taken
ill and that you will stay the night with
him, and you will dismiss your own
and you will get me on board as quiet
w and secretly as possible. The yacht
will be lying at anchor and you can
easily send the sailors to their hunks.
Dr. Duprat shuffied uneaSlly.
Il don't half like it, he said. Think
of the risk-and of my positions! Is there
no other way?
mo other I said, decidedly ..As to
the risk you are going to be well paid
for it, and to administer a harmless Sc
dative should be a simple enough affair
to a doctor You can leave the yacht
with me before Mr.. Sullivan awakes
and take trip into the country for
few days, if you think it better to be
out of the way. By-the-bye, you must
not give the narcotic until you have as
certained that the instrument is fixed
ready for use, for l should not know
how to manage it. If it is not already
in position when you so on board, you
must induce Mr.. Sullivan to put it
ready. You can easily say you are Gu
rious to see 1t in working order
When l had made everything quite
clear and Dr. Duprat had recognized
beyond a doubt that my wrath, in case
of failure, was more to be dreaded than
Sullivan s. drove back to the hotel to
control my impotence as best could
till II o'clock. The doctor had engaged
to have boat ready for me at the
quay about that time.
was very pleased with the success
of my mission. The only chance of fall
ure seemed to be if Hammond should
wait for his aceomplice to speak first.
I could not risk speaking, for my voice
would ine}ifably petray that Sullivan
was not at the end of the tube. How
ever hoped that Hammond would
simply deliver his instructions without
waiting to be questioned. He would
naturally make the interview as short
as possible, for fear of attracting atten-
ton to his proceedings
1t was rather a weird experience, that
midnight expedition down to the quay,
wrapped in a long dark cloak, the hood