Evening star., 1924-03-27
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Pollock. Weymouth, To Brine
George town, Demerara- Please find
Cuba Sam at Aykin'S ) Bar. Tell him
Pollock says matter Of Englishman
now in other hands fully disposed 10
take il up, but requiring proof Cuba
Sans bona fideS before proceeding.
BE must at once cable IGnglishman S
name and date of his leaving France
to Smith. Csc, Pump Court London.
ON his doing this pay him one hun
drcd pounds now cabled by me to your
order at British Guiana bank, George
town, and tell him to be ready for
further Instructions.
"uoWeVcr cautious gentleman
Cuba sam may be, that ought to fetch
him if he's still in the land of the liv-
ing" unused Smith. as he went to-
ward the companion to call Pollock.
There's nothing in that to make
him suspicious, and there's everything
to raise his hopes. Come down. cap
tain, and look al this" he went on,
as he caught sight of Polbecks STURDY
figure on deck. How will that do?
hs asked. when he had laid the sheet
of foolsrap before the seaman You
see what I'm after-I want to know
what name that Englishman goes by.
VIII that fetch Cuba sam: Is he the
sort of chap who'll jump at hun
dred pounds in cash."
Pollock slowly read over the cable
gram. and reread it, and fell TO
Scra tching his head.
Well he said. 'he weren't exactly
what you'd call Il hard-up chap.
Cuba Sam. He'd always money for
what he wanted. All the same, "A nun
dred pound for the mere trouble OF
telling a mans name is good pay.
But he continued with ii sly laugh,
"T know What'l fetch Cuba Sam quick
enough. All you want to do. mister. to
improve that there message. Is TO add
two words TO it.
And remittances.' replied Pol
beck with a shire wd wink. And re
mittances.' Make them last words
read, BE ready for further instruc-
tions and remittances.' See? Then he IL
think the things going through quck-
er nor what he'd thought it was. Add
'ern. guv'nor-add them two words.
Good notion said Smith, and
.scribbled the words in. And now
captain. you can come WIN me 10
the bank and the post office, and
wen get this little job through. Now
let's see-it's now half-past 10 Eng
lish time. What time viii 1t be IN
those faraway regions?
Georgetown, sir, is situate, roughly
speaking. fifty-eight degrees west of
Greenwich answered Pollock. with
an air of wisdom. accordingly, 1t
will at this moment be about twenty
minutes to : in the morning there.
arent. Daniel Brine, will get TINS
cable by the time he starts business.
said Smith. Then l suppose he'll nave
10 look for Cuba Sam"
t,C1Iba Sans practice was to drop
in at Aykins Bar about IL O'Clock
of a forenoon" remarked Polbeck'
land as it was Rrine's to drop in
bit later, / reckon they'll meet there
lust when it's about O'CLOCK TINS
afternoon with US
I'm that case, if Cuba Sam is IN
GEORGETOWN, / expect TO have a cable ;, :,
cram in London by this evening,
Said Smith. Come along, and we II
get these things OF.
Thanks to his previous tran Saction
with one of the Weymouth banks,
Smith had no difficulty in procuring
cash funds, nor in cabling one nun :
dred pounds to the order OF DahieI
Georgetowu. Nor did it take long to
dispatch the cable from the post OIL
fee, nor to present Capt. PoIbeck
with a bank note, the receipt OF
which seemed to give him much
Anything as / can do further, sir"
ne said, Il shall be pleased to do.
Only give it name and here's Inc
man" .,,aa,..
of YOUR company at lunch. captain"
replied Smith, steering a course Tor
his hotel. Our business is now done,
and for an hour We can enjoy our
selves. After that ! must catch an
Busted with Pollock and the
Georgetown cable all the morning,
Smith had had no time to attend to
the Brock affair. He had glanced
at morning newspaper as ne break
tasted, and had gathered that no new
developments had arisen; the police
at any rate, had not supplied the
press with any fresh informat ton.
Smith was accordingly left in ignor-
ance on the matter OF Mrs. Renton's
promised visit to New Scotland Yard.
There was notGfrg new. either, in a
raper which he purchased as his
train left Weymouth early in the att
ernoor- But when he reached Read
ing he encountered the Garner eoi-
tions of the London evening papers,
and n startling headline showed him
that the police were being active
mr, at any rate. ware Having Activity
kAknEs H1en theme. - ----.------