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The war has shattered my nerves. May I smoke? Thank you." "Sit down. Take your time," said Von Helmuth, looking out and up at a monoplane descending toward the landing in slowly lessening spirals. "You see, your Excellency," explained Von Schwenitz, "the data are fragmentary, but I used three methods, each checking the others." "The first?" shot back the general. The monoplane had landed safely.
For Bennie had lost no time and had instantly started in upon the same series of experiments to locate the origin of the phenomena which had shaken the globe as had been made use of by Professor von Schwenitz at the direction of General von Helmuth, the Imperial German Commissioner for War, at Mainz.
As has been already told, the Sea Fox had sailed from Amsterdam twelve days after the conference in the War Office at Mainz between General von Helmuth and Professor von Schwenitz. Once north of the Orkneys it had encountered fair weather, and it had reached Hamilton Inlet in ten days without mishap, and with the men and animals in the best of condition.
With a roar a Taube slid off the landing stage, shot over toward the hangars, and soared upward. "Is that all?" inquired the general, turning again to the chart. "That is all, your Excellency," answered Von Schwenitz. "Then you may go!" muttered the Imperial Commissioner. "If we find the source of these disturbances where you predict you will receive the Black Eagle."
An elderly man in rather shabby clothes entered, looking about helplessly through the thick lenses of his double spectacles, and the adjutant turned at once from the officers about him with an "Excuse me, gentlemen." "Good afternoon, Professor von Schwenitz; the general is waiting for you," said he. "This way, please." He stalked across to the door of the inner office.
For the Sea Fox, bearing the German expeditionary force, had sailed from Amsterdam twelve days after the conference held at Mainz between Professor von Schwenitz and General von Helmuth, and having safely rounded the Orkneys was now already well on its course toward Labrador. Bennie Hooker, however, was ignorant of all these things.
"Professor von Schwenitz is here," he announced, and immediately returned to take up the thread of his conversation in the centre of the hall. The general turned gruffly to greet his visitor.
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