United States or Pitcairn Islands ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Tombini, the chief of N'gombi, held the view that Nature's way was best, whilst B'limbini, his cousin, was the chief exponent of the sharpened form. It took two battalions of King Coast Rifles, half a battery of artillery and Sanders to settle the question, which became a national one. "I wish Bosambo were to the devil before he left his country," said Sanders, irritably.
"But, Mary," asked Quincy, "how are we going to find out about it, how can we learn who did sign it?" "There are the endorsements on the back. They are the only clues. Below your father's name appears that of Jonathan Drake; then that of Agostino Tombini, and, below that, Macquay Hooker. There is also the stamp of the London bank. Where the bill of exchange was cashed does not appear.
"I have found out from London that Macquay Hooker is a banker in Rome, and I have cabled him, asking who the other two endorsers are. We should receive a reply by noon at the latest." A good half hour before noon a messenger boy came in and handed Mary an envelope. She scanned the cablegram quickly, and handed it over to Quincy. It read, "Tombini banker, Drake American consul, Palermo, Sicily."
Word Of The Day