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     ;Oh�察 �Lord� ─�he   exclaimed�察  �what's   he   huffy  about   now�拭       �He TOLD 

me I could come on deck as soon as we started。; 

     The girl turned upon me a sweet and lovely smile and nodded。                  Then�察�

with Stumps at her side�察 �she moved to meet   the young man。                   When   he 

saw   them   coming   he   halted�察  �and�察  �when   they   joined   him�察  �began   talking 

earnestly�察  �almost   angrily。    As   he   did   so�察  �much   to   my   bewilderment�察  �he 

glared at me。     At the same moment Kinney grabbed me by the arm。 

     ;Come   below� ─  �he   commanded。          His   tone   was   hoarse   and   thrilling 

with excitement。 

     ;Our adventures�察─�he whispered�察 �have begun� ─�



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       I felt�察�for me�察�adventures had already begun�察�for my meeting with the 

beautiful   lady   was   the   event   of   my   life�察  �and   though   Kinney   and   I   had 

agreed to share our adventures�察�of this one I knew I could not even speak 

to him。     I wanted to be alone�察�where I could delight in it�察�where I could 

go over what she had said�察�what I had said。             I would share it with no one。 

It was too wonderful�察�too sacred。          But Kinney would not be denied。             He 

led me to our cabin and locked the door。 

     ;I am sorry�察─�he began�察 �but this adventure is one I cannot share with 

you。;     The   remark   was   so   in   keeping   with   my   own   thoughts   that   with 

sudden unhappy doubt I wondered if Kinney�察�too�察�had felt the charm of the 

beautiful lady。     But he quickly undeceived me。 

     ;I   have been   doing   a  little  detective  work�察─  �he said。    His voice  was 

low and sepulchral。        ;And I have come upon a real adventure。 There are 

reasons why I cannot share it with you�察�but as it develops you can follow it。 

About half an hour ago�察─�he explained�察 �I came here to get my pipe。                   The 

window was open。          The lattice was only partly closed。         Outside was that 

young   man   from   Harvard   who   tried   to   make   my   acquaintance�察  �and   the 

young     Englishman       who    came    on   board   with   that   blonde。;     Kinney 

suddenly interrupted himself。 ;You were talking to her just now�察─�he said。 

I hated to hear him speak of the Irish lady as ;that blonde。;                 I hated to 

hear him speak of her at all。        So�察�to shut him off�察�I answered briefly�此 �She 

asked me about the Singer Building。; 

     ;I   see�察─  �said   Kinney。  ;Well�察  �these   two   men   were   just   outside   my 

window�察  �and�察  �while   I   was   searching   for   my   pipe�察  �I   heard   the American 

speaking。      He   was   very   excited   and   angry。   'I   tell   you��'   he   said�察  �'every 

boat and railroad station is watched。           You won't be safe till we get away 

from New York。         You must go to your cabin�察�and STAY there。'               And the 

other one answered�此�'I am sick of hiding and dodging。'; 

     Kinney paused dramatically and frowned。 



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     ;Well�察─�I asked�察 �what of it�拭─�

     ;What of it�拭─�he cried。       He exclaimed aloud with pity and impatience。 

     ;No wonder�察─�he cried�察 �you never have adventures。                 Why�察�it's plain 

as   print。   They    are   criminals   escaping。     The    Englishman      certainly   is 

escaping。; 

     I was concerned only for the lovely lady�察�but I asked�此 �You mean the 

Irishman called Stumps�拭─�

     ;Stumps� ─�exclaimed   Kinney。          ;What a   strange name。         Too   strange 

to be true。    It's an alias� ─   �I was incensed that Kinney should charge the 

friends of the lovely lady with being criminals。            Had it been any one else 

I would have at once resented it�察�but to be angry with Kinney is difficult。 

I could not help but remember that he is the slave of his own imagination。 

It   plays   tricks   and   runs   away  with him。   And   if   it   leads   him  to   believe 

innocent   people   are   criminals�察    �it   also  leads   him   to   believe   that  every 

woman in the Subway to whom he gives his seat is a great lady�察�a leader of 

society on her way to work in the slums。 

     ;Joe� ─  �I   protested。   ;Those   men   aren't   criminals。     I   talked   to   that 

Irishman�察�and he hasn't sense enough to be a criminal。; 

     ;The   railroads   are   watched�察─  �repeated   Kinney。      ;Do   HONEST   men 

care a darn whether the railroad is watched or not�拭             �Do you care�拭      �Do I 

care�拭    �And did you notice how angry the American got when he found 

Stumps talking with you�拭─�

     I had noticed it�察�and I also recalled the fact that Stumps had said to the 

lovely lady�此 �He told me I could come on deck as soon as we started。; 

     The words seemed to bear out what Kinney claimed he had overheard。 

But not wishing to encourage him�察�of what I had heard I said nothing。 

     ;He    may    be  dodging     a  summons�察─     �I  suggested。    ;He     is  wanted�察�

probably�察�only as a witness。        It might be a civil suit�察�or his chauffeur may 

have hit somebody。; 

     Kinney shook his head sadly。 

     ;Excuse me�察─�he said�察 �but I fear you lack imagination。                Those men 

are rascals�察�dangerous rascals�察�and the woman is their accomplice。 What 

they have done I don't know�察�but I have already learned enough to arrest 



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them   as   suspicious   characters。       Listen�     �Each   of   them   has   a   separate 

state´room forward。         The window of the American's room was open�察�and 

his   suit´case   was   on    the   bed。  On     it   were   the   initials   H。   P。   A。 The 

stateroom   is   number   twenty´four�察  �but   when   I   examined   the   purser's   list�察�

pretending I wished to find out if a friend of mine was on board�察�I found 

that the man in twenty´four had given his name as James Preston。                     Now�察─�

he demanded�察 �why should one of them hide under an alias and the other 

be afraid to show himself until we leave the wharf�拭─                �He did not wait for 

my   answer。      ;I   have   been   talking   to   Mr。   H。   P。 A。�察�ALIAS   Preston�察─  �he 

continued。      ;I pretended I was a person of some importance。                  I hinted I 

was rich。      My  object�察─  �Kinney  added   hastily�察   �was   to   encourage   him  to 

try   some   of   his   tricks   on   ME�察  �to   try   to   rob   ME�察  �so   that   I   could   obtain 

evidence。      I also�察─�he went on�察�with some embarrassment�察 �told him that 

you�察�too�察�were wealthy and of some importance。; 

     I thought of the lovely lady�察�and I felt myself blushing indignantly。 

     ;You did very wrong�察─�I cried�察 �you had no right�                 �You may involve 

us both most unpleasantly。; 

     ;You are not involved in any way�察─�protested Kinney。                 ;As soon as we 

reach   New   Bedford   you   can   slip   on   shore   and   wait   for   me   at   the   hotel。 

When I've finished with these gentlemen�察�I'll join you。; 

     ;Finished   with   them� ─  �I   exclaimed。       ;What   do   you   mean   to   do   to 

them�拭─�

     ;Arrest   them� ─  �cried   Kinney   sternly�察   �as   soon   as   they   step   upon   the 

wharf� ─�

     ;You can't do it� ─�I gasped。 

     ;I   HAVE   done   it� ─  �answered   Kinney。        ;It's   good   as   done。   I   have 

notified the chief of police at New Bedford�察─�he declared proudly�察 �to meet 

me at the wharf。       I used the wireless。       Here is my message。; 

     From his pocket he produced a paper and�察�with great importance�察�read 

aloud�此 �Meet me at wharf on arrival steamer Patience。                   Two well´known 

criminals     on   board    escaping     New    York    police。    Will    personally     lay 

charges against them。Forbes Kinney。; 

     As soon as I could recover from my surprise�察�I made violent protest。 



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I pointed out to Kinney that his conduct was outrageous�察�that in making 

such   serious   charges�察  �on   such   evidence�察  �he   would   lay   himself   open   to 

punishment。 

     He was not in the least dismayed。 

     ;I take it then�察─�he said importantly�察 �that you do not wish to appear 

against them�拭─�

     ;I don't wish to appear in it at all� ─�I cried。        ;You've no right to annoy 

that young lady。      You must wire the police you are mistaken。; 

     ;I have no desire to arrest the woman�察─�said Kinney stiffly。                 ;In my 

message I did not mention HER。             If you want an adventure of your own�察�

you might help her to escape while I arrest her accomplices。; 

     ;I   object�察─  �I   cried�察   �to   your   applying   the   word   'accomplice'   to   that 

young lady。       And suppose they ARE criminals�察─�I demanded�察 �how will 

arresting them help you�拭─�

     Kinney's eyes flashed with excitement。 

     ;Think of the newspapers�察─�he cried�察 �they'll be full of it� ─�Already in 

imagination       he  saw    the   headlines。     ;'A    Clever    Haul��';    he   quoted。 

;'Noted band of crooks elude New York police�察�but are captured by Forbes 

Kinney。'; He sighed contentedly。           ;And they'll probably print my picture�察�

too�察─�he added。 

     I knew I should be angry with him�察�but instead I could only feel sorry。 

I   have   known   Kinney   for   a   year�察  �and   I   have   learned   that   his   ;make´ 

believe; is always innocent。          I suppose that he is

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