The Washington times., 1918-12-08

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favor this guest was preparing to
ask of him. 49,
It seemeu sure that Won Hengel,
by the use of his Swedish pass
port, was planning a visit to Cairo,
where it was said the British
forces were mobilizing for the
Mesopotamia relief expedition,
and as to this Alan Jessup had
made up his mind. For neutral
though he was, in the sense I: be-
ing one who had tried to think as
little as possible upon q disagree
able subject, the events of the
past few weeks had borne in upon
him the astounding fact that the
naval officers at Gibraltar, the
crews of the destroyers the
Turkana had encountered. all
spoke the same language that Jes-
sup did, and that the Austrian
submarine was quite obviously
that of a foreign nation. The
same train of thought had quite
definitely and for the first time
given Captain Won Hengel a new
status aboard the Turkana. Jes-
sup had agreed to deliver him up
on the east coast of Africa, and
as he always kept his word he
would do it, but not If he or Hoag-
land or the crew of the yacht
could prevent it should Won Hen
gel again set foot upon a British
possession or protectorate.
Perhaps something Of what had
been passing in Jessup's mind
was known to the German cap
tain. 1t is quite certain that they
turned in with the usual fareweIls
at the usual hour, and that Jessup
slept very soundly, but he was
awakened at an unusually early
hour by Captain Hoagland him
self, who impaired the surprising
information that Captain Won
Hengel had disappeared.
Jessup sat bolt upright in bed,
forgetting even to yawn.
Gone! Are you sure?"
Eyes, sir. He's, gone, all right
and the yawl which was moored
at the gangway."
"And no one saw him?"
Captain Hoagland lowered his
eyes. There was only one man
on watch-Connelly. He fe'
asleep. He's below, sir. in the
caboose. thinking it over"
Jessup scrambled out of bed and
felt around with his bare toes for
his slippers.
That's too bad. Hoagland. That
too bad. ! wouldn't have had this
for And then. with a sudden
alertness quite unusual with him,
go alone? Are any men missing?"
"No, sir. They're all aboard.
story has got around as to who
There's Britishers among 'em and
not very sweet about it. sir"
"H-m. Did he take a bag with hi
81 don't know, sir. 1t was dark
man on watch
q beg pardon, sir. but he took
Mr.. Jessup." Dawson, who had
with Captain HOagland, stood at t
of the bed, and. now spoke up quicl
Difference of his tones punctuate
sharp accents of decision.
And how do you know"
1--WE taken the liberty o: search
stateroom; sir. The bag is there. "
"Ah! or course"
HE brought no trunk, sir. If "
member, Mr.. Jessup, sir, | remarke
the strangeness of a gentleman tr;
so long a distance with nothing
yes, yes" broke in Jessup
frOwn. And nothing is missing?'
Eyes, sir. There's something m
What, Dawson?"
Dawson hesitated a moment, rubt
chin.
The rug Captain Won Hengel
aboard at Gibraltar and what w
cealed in it," he said at last.
Jessup looked at his man in Al
ment. The homely familiar lines
face, the solemn expression which
many years had greeted his every z
ing, seemed for some reason asto
novel and significant.
What do you know about t
brought aboard at Gibraltar"
Nothing, sir. / wish / did"