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Don't you think you had better send off that wire to Captain Whiteclett?" I shook my head. "Not quite yet," I said. "You see it's a serious matter dragging my cousin out here unless one is quite certain he will be needed." "But then he may not be in time!" "I must risk that. But you may rest assured I'll wire the very instant I know it won't be bringing him out on a wild goose chase."
"Well, your face isn't all hidden by your beard and I thought I recognised the other bits. If I hadn't known you were an actor " "A pretty bad one, it appears," I interposed. "Oh, no, indeed, you were simply splendid! You still kept me puzzled and only half certain even after I had met you and Captain Whiteclett walking together and noticed you move apart when you saw me.
The next instant the door opened and, without any announcement, in walked my uncle Sir Francis Merton followed by my cousin Commander John Whiteclett. "I trust we are not interrupting you, Roger," said my uncle. "Not a bit," I said, bounding to my feet, "but er wouldn't you like to untie your bonnet, Uncle Francis?"
He and the stranger had already begun dinner, and Commander Whiteclett rose and bowed politely. Mr. Hobhouse bowed still more politely and having the advantage of being at the doctor's back for the moment, was able to embellish his low obeisance with several curious facial expressions.
Hobhouse's identity, and therefore could not report to him directly anything they might see or suspect. But if they did see or suspect anything he would very quickly be informed through another source. However Commander Whiteclett based no great hopes on the possibility of catching our wily enemy out by means of a palpable man in uniform, and Mr.
Again she smiled, and each time she smiled straight at me like that, I confess frankly I grew less cautious. "Do you remember when Captain Whiteclett came to arrest you, your bed-room door was open just for a minute?" I did remember now and recalled her face outside and its very expression vividly.
"Oh, I don't believe they knew!" "My dear young lady, it's very painful for you to think your tenants are playing such games, but they simply must have known!" "We can't afford to give them the benefit of the doubt," said Jack Whiteclett. "That's absolutely certain. I am afraid I must arrest them, Miss Rendall, and the sooner it's over the better."
"Nothing at all! He had never had a uniform coat. They promptly wired to the Naval Authorities, locked him in his room meanwhile, and when Commander Whiteclett appeared he arrested him and took him off." "And who was he?" The doctor turned to his guest with an expression of considerable indignation. "The damned secrecy of these navy people is past belief!
For fear of losing their little gold mine they had shut their eyes when people of average common sense would have opened them pretty wide. Our questions convicted them of this much, and at the end Whiteclett said emphatically that the two Peters must depart that night with him for further examination, if for nothing more.
I knew that John Whiteclett would certainly be in one of the patrol boats, and I spent the morning in looking out for him. Thus by an apparent accident when the Commander did land about noon he very soon walked into Mr. Hobhouse. My cousin's face was grave and set, and there being no witnesses, neither of us luckily had to act. "Well, Jack?" I said. "Did you see it happen?" he demanded.
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