The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-08

Fine fintlocks-worth their weight in
gold. Was 1t guns you wished or pistols?'
Pistols" said Won Hengel.
"Ah, then indeed I win show you the
dnest"-
Moghab moved to chest beside the
wall, and In doing 50 passed In front of
Jessup, who was aware Of the old mans
quick glance Of appraisal Jessup had
taken out q cigarette and was Ieisurely
fitting It into an amber holder, while he
sleepily watched the proceedings. As the
Moor brought the weapons out Jessup
moved nearer, listening to the old mans
encomiums upon their beauties. the quail
ity of the steel, the intricacies of the
Mauresque hlagree and the indubitable
genuineness Of the make Won Hengel
picked the weapons up one by one and
examined them with critical eye, ques-
tioning as to the price. over which he
haggled for awhile, finally selecting three
of the pistols.
Moghab bowed IF the other gentle
man win sit In the chair yonder by the
door Mr.. Niederstrohm can come into the
room beyond while pack them, so that
lie can see there Is no mistake"
Jessup shrugged and sat. The visit had
The. pistols were good enough in their
way-not the "cozy-corner" variety, at
least, but hardly worth wasting an after
noon over. What the deuce Won Hengel
wanted with Moorish pistols in East At
rica-he gave It up-and presently fell
half asleep in his chair, drowsily aware
of the murmur OF voices in the adjoining
room, from which after a while the two
men emerged. Won Hengel carrying rug
fastened with rug strap. but from the
size and weight Of the bundle 1t was clear
to Jessup that the pistols were within.
Moghab followed him. rubbing his lean
hands together and showing his gums.
from which al he grinned yellow fang
protruded.
''You win find none like them anywhere
in the world, Mr.. Niederstrohm. hope
that you win be pleased. wish you good
voyage"
In the street Jessup's curiosity got the
better Of him.
'NWhy the rug, Conrad? Surely
at may save us trouble. There's no
reason why we should answer questions.
Now none win be asked"
~Oh, see"
Jessup was little amused at the we"
Rather cheeky Of Won Hengel to bring him
into the thing. But It didn't matter. Of
course. Who would care how many Moor.
fish fifntlocks were carried out Of Glib
raltar? It was just trine silly Of Won
Hengel to be making such q mystery Of
his purchases.
As they passed the office of the Swedish
Consul Jessup called the Germans atten-
ton to the sign.
But Won Hengel passed on.
1T doesn't matter" he said coolly, "thers
was nothing to see him about" And he
strobe on toward the landing stage, Jessup
following, aware of a rising impotence at
this guest who seemed to take his hosts
acquiescence in everything for granted
For a moment It occurred to Jessup to
leave Won Hengel to his own devices and
try to find the club, but he changed his
mind and went on to the landing. The
sooner the German officer was on British
soil the better for the Turkana.
It was with some relief that Hoagland
welcomed them at the gangway, though he
eyed Won Hengel's rug strap curiously.
Jessup caught his glance, but made no
comment
1--WE will get under way, Hoagland, as
soon as our coal is aboard" he muttered.
aye, aye, SIR" said Hoagland.
The voyage down the Mediterranean
was full Of events, but none of serious
They were boarded by Brit
ish destroyers, who passed them on I'M
scathed; were held up for few hours on
Ras Addar by an Austrian submarine, but
In spite, of these delays approached Ale1.
andria in a little less than two weeks from
the Straits. Captain Won Hengel was In
excellent humor, and barring a tendency
In his more jubilant moods to magnify the
possible achievements of kulthr behaved
in a most seemly fashion, asking no fur.
her favors Of his host, who, having begun
the voyage in a cloud of suspicion, ended
BY returning to an earlier estimate of his
guest
Even Captain Hoagland was Modified
1T the pleasant turn of affairs, and though
still expressing some doubt as to the pass
age Of the Canal. accepted Won Hengel
lpon his face value and listened when
al 70 h. SalA Of GOLD