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work We go into It with our eyes
open, well knowing the consequences
II we are caught. We do not sQueal II
we are hurt"
For a time he looked at me very
earnestly,
HIM" he said. THAT Just bears
out what we have been able to ascer.
tain about you, 1t puzzled us how a
man Of your ability acted the way you
did From the moment you land2Sli1
England, all the time You, va DNni
your work, even after your arrest, liz
prison and in court you showed a
sort Of hstless, almost an Indifferent
attitude, II I may put It this way,
you seemed In no ways keen to go to
extremes in any possible missions you
might have had" He paused I'VE
think you could have done more than
you did 90, The mildness OF your
sentence, has it surprised you?"
grinned
Nothing surprises me, Captain,
His manner became very earnest
"Supposing," he said, eve show you
that It was Quasideliberate inten.
tion on the part Of your employers
to have you caught--what them"
This did not startle me either.
had had an idea OF that all along.
Under these circumstances" ! said,
II am open to negotiations But | am
rather deaf and my vision is very
much obscured as long as see bars
in front Of my window"
The captain smiled.
"Well, Doctor, | may see you again
soon"
The Proof Asked for
was taken back to my cell am
frank to admit that didn't sleep much
for the next two or three nights,
But as expected another week
brought Captain Robinson again, This
time II was late in the evening after
all the prisoners were shut up tight,
The lIeutenantBoyernor himself took
me into the governors office. No
other warder or prison official oh.
served u.s.
"Woll, Doctor" was the way Rob.
inson greeted me, 81 have something
definite TO propose TO you. You can
be Of use to us, You have stil sixteen
months Of your sentence to serve.
Are you willing to give these sixteen
months Of your time to us-terms TO
be agreed upon later? am prepared
to supply you with proofs that you
were deliberately put away betrayed
by your employers the German gov
ornment"
He did 30 to my complete salts
faction As ! guessed, | had come TO
learn 30 much Of Gormany's affairs
that ! was dangerous. TO botray me
In such n way that would not suspect
and squeal was clover way TO close
my mouth for seven years IN jail or
until vital plans had matured,
How would you suggest that wo
go about It?" he asked
"To be Of the slightest degree Of use
to you, nobody must know OF my re.
lease" | added Hero In my suggea'
ton, | must leave the execution Of II
to you, The impression | conveyed
around Edinburgh was that my health
Ii rather Indifferent SO II ls plso be.
lIeyed here In prison on these grounds
II should be nm easy matter for you to
have me ostonsibly transferred to an,
other prison. instead OF which, have
me taken wherever YOU wish to, see
no necessity that, outside the llouton.
antgoyernor, the governor and your.
SELF any one need know OF H."
"Yog, yes" said Robinson THAT co.
inCIdes with my own Ideas and plans"
Presently ho departed and went back
again to my cell
Alone and Free,
At halfpNat Ave the next morning, !
was aroused by the lieutenant gov,
ernOF, He was alone There were no
wafderB In sight In the governors
office found all my clothes and effects
ready and laid out for mo, These ! |
addressed and left with the Lieutenant !
governor, We took q taxlcab for the |
COlodonlan station IN Glasgow
The trip to London wab uneyentful |
At EuBton station we were met by |
Captain Robinson We went into a
private waltlngroom whero Captain |
Robinson signed n paper for the lieu,
.cnNntRoyornor II was what amounted
TO u receipt for the PRISONS delivery
NJ me into HIS hands Then The lieu
Ionantgoyornof loft uB, then Robin.
son left after handing over mn on
yolopo containing cash and lnHtruc
lions
My first move was TO register at
ho Russell Square hotel Opening
ho envelope IN my rooms / found II
contained ton pounds and tho follow.
NIX inutruotIunal
Telephone At lO'8O tomorrow morn.
ng, this number Mayfair"
telephoned the Mayfair number
md was told to hold the wire. Then
captain Robinson gol on the phone
md told mo To meet him nt Wncbpon