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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 what is called a snob�察�

but with him snobbishness is not an unpleasant weakness。                   In his case it 

takes the form of thinking that people who have certain things he does not 

possess   are   better   than   himself�察  �and   that�察  �therefore�察  �they   must   be   worth 

knowing�察�and he tries to make their acquaintance。               But he does not think 

that he himself is better than any one。          His life is very bare and narrow。 In 

consequence�察�on many things he places false values。               As�察�for example�察�his 

desire   to   see   his   name   in   the   newspapers   even   as   an   amateur   detective。 

So�察�while I was indignant I also was sorry。 

     ;Joe�察─�I said�察 �you're going to get yourself into an awful lot of trouble�察�

and though I am not in this adventure�察�you know if I can help you I will。; 



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     He thanked me and we went to the dining´saloon。                    There�察�at a table 

near   ours�察  �we   saw   the   lovely   lady   and   Stumps   and   the American。      She 

again smiled at me�察�but this time�察�so it seemed�察�a little doubtfully。 

     In the mind of the American�察�on the contrary�察�there was no doubt。 He 

glared both at Kinney and myself�察�as though he would like to boil us in oil。 

     After dinner�察�in spite of my protests�察�Kinney set forth to interview him 

and�察  �as   he   described   it�察  �to   ;lead   him   on;   to   commit   himself。 I   feared 

Kinney was much more likely to commit himself than the other�察�and when 

I saw them seated together I watched from a distance with much anxiety。 

     An hour later�察�while I was alone�察�a steward told me the purser would 

like to see me。      I went to his office�察�and found gathered there Stumps�察�his 

American   friend�察  �the   night   watchman   of   the   boat�察  �and   the   purser。     As 

though inviting him to speak�察�the purser nodded to the American。                       That 

gentleman addressed me in an excited and belligerent manner。 

     ;My name is Aldrich�察─�he said�察 �I want to know what YOUR name is�拭─�

     I   did   not   quite   like   his   tone�察  �nor   did   I   like   being   summoned   to   the 

purser's office to be questioned by a stranger。 

     ;Why�拭─�I asked。 

     ;Because�察─�said Aldrich�察  �it seems   you   have SEVERAL names。                      As 

one    of  them    belongs    to  THIS     gentleman;he       pointed    at  Stumps;he 

wants to know why you are using it。; 

     I looked at Stumps and he greeted me with the vague and genial smile 

that   was   habitual   to   him�察  �but   on   being   caught   in   the   act   by Aldrich   he 

hurriedly frowned。 

     ;I   have   never   used   any   name   but   my   own�察─  �I   said�察   �and�察─  �I   added 

pleasantly�察 �if I were choosing a name I wouldn't choose 'Stumps。'; 

     Aldrich fairly gasped。 

     ;His name   is   not   Stumps� ─  �he   cried   indignantly。      ;He  is   the  Earl   of 

Ivy� ─�

     He evidently expected me to be surprised at this�察�and I WAS surprised。 

I stared at the much´advertised young Irishman with interest。 

     Aldrich   misunderstood   my   silence�察  �and   in   a   triumphant   tone�察  �which 

was   far   from   pleasant�察  �continued�此   �So   you   see�察─  �he   sneered�察   �when   you 



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chose to pass yourself off as Ivy you should have picked out another boat。; 

     The   thing   was   too   absurd   for   me   to   be   angry�察  �and   I   demanded   with 

patience�此 �But why should I pass myself off as Lord Ivy�拭─�

     ;That's    what   we   intend    to  find  out�察─ �snapped     Aldrich。    ;Anyway�察�

we've stopped your game for to´night�察�and to´morrow you can explain to 

the police�     �Your pal�察─�he taunted�察 �has told every one on this boat that 

you are Lord Ivy�察�and he's told me lies enough about HIMSELF to prove 

HE'S an impostor�察�too� ─�

     I saw what had happened�察�and that if I were to protect poor Kinney I 

must   not�察  �as   I   felt   inclined�察  �use   my   fists�察  �but   my  head。 I   laughed   with 

apparent unconcern�察�and turned to the purser。 

     ;Oh�察�that's it�察�is it�拭─�I cried。    ;I might have known it was Kinney�察�he's 

always playing practical jokes on me。;             I turned to Aldrich。      ;My friend 

has   been   playing   a   joke   on   you�察  �too�察─  �I   said。   ;He   didn't   know   who   you 

were�察�but he saw you were an Anglomaniac�察�and he's been having fun with 

you� ─�

     ;Has   he�拭─  �roared   Aldrich。     He   reached   down       into   his   pocket  and 

pulled out a piece of paper。        ;This�察─�he cried�察�shaking it at me�察 �is a copy 

of a wireless that I've just sent to the chief of police at N
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