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of a wireless that I've just sent to the chief of police at New Bedford。;
With great satisfaction he read it in a loud and threatening voice�此 �Two
impostors on this boat representing themselves to be Lord Ivy�察�my future
brother´in´law�察 �and his secretary。 Lord Ivy himself on board。 Send
police to meet boat。 We will make charges。Henry Philip Aldrich。;
It occurred to me that after receiving two such sensational telegrams�察�
and getting out of bed to meet the boat at six in the morning�察�the chief of
police would be in a state of mind to arrest almost anybody�察�and that his
choice would certainly fall on Kinney and myself。 It was ridiculous�察�but
it also was likely to prove extremely humiliating。 So I said�察�speaking to
Lord Ivy�此 �There's been a mistake all around�察�send for Mr。 Kinney and I
will explain it to you。; Lord Ivy�察 �who was looking extremely bored�察�
smiled and nodded�察�but young Aldrich laughed ironically。
;Mr。 Kinney is in his state´room�察─�he said�察 �with a steward guarding
the door and window。 You can explain to´morrow to the police。;
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I rounded indignantly upon the purser。
;Are you keeping Mr。 Kinney a prisoner in his state´room�拭─ �I
demanded。 ;If you are;
;He doesn't have to stay there�察─�protested the purser sulkily。 ;When he
found the stewards were following him he went to his cabin。;
;I will see him at once�察─�I said。 ;And if I catch any of your stewards
following ME�察�I'll drop them overboard。;
No one tried to stop meindeed�察 �knowing I could not escape�察 �they
seemed pleased at my departure�察�and I went to my cabin。 Kinney�察�seated
on the edge of the berth�察�greeted me with a hollow groan。 His expression
was one of utter misery。 As though begging me not to be angry�察�he threw
out his arms appealingly。
;How the devil� ─ �he began�察 �was I to know that a little red´headed
shrimp like that was the Earl of Ivy�拭 �And that that tall blonde girl�察─�he
added indignantly�察 �that I thought was an accomplice�察�is Lady Moya�察�his
sister�拭─�
;What happened�拭─�I asked。
Kinney was wearing his hat。 He took it off and hurled it to the floor。
;It was that damned hat� ─�he cried。 ;It's a Harvard ribbon�察�all right�察�
but only men on the crew can wear it� �How was I to know THAT�拭 �I
saw Aldrich looking at it in a puzzled way�察�and when he said�察�'I see you are
on the crew��' I guessed what it meant�察�and said I was on last year's crew。
Unfortunately HE was on last year's crew� �That's what made him suspect
me�察�and after dinner he put me through a third degree。 I must have given
the wrong answers�察�for suddenly he jumped up and called me a swindler
and an impostor。 I got back by telling him he was a crook and that I was
a detective�察 �and that I had sent a wireless to have him arrested at New
Bedford。 He challenged me to prove I was a detective�察�and�察�of course�察�I
couldn't�察�and he called up two stewards and told them to watch me while
he went after the purser。 I didn't fancy being watched�察�so I came here。;
;When did you tell him I was the Earl of Ivy�拭─�
Kinney ran his fingers through his hair and groaned dismally。
;That was before the boat started�察─ �he said�察 �it was only a joke。 He
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didn't seem to be interested in my conversation�察�so I thought I'd liven it up
a bit by saying I was a friend of Lord Ivy's。 And you happened to pass�察�
and I happened to remember Mrs。 Shaw saying you looked like a British
peer�察�so I said�此�'That is my friend Lord Ivy。' I said I was your secretary�察�
and he seemed greatly interested�察�and; Kinney added dismally�察 �I talked
too much。 I am SO sorry�察─�he begged。 ;It's going to be awful for you� ─�
His eyes suddenly lit with hope。 ;Unless�察─ �he whispered。 ;we can
escape� ─�
The same thought was in my mind�察 �but the idea was absurd�察 �and
impracticable。 I knew there was no escape。 I knew we were sentenced
at sunrise to a most humiliating and disgraceful experience。 The
newspapers would regard anything that concerned Lord Ivy as news。 In
my turn I also saw the hideous head´lines。 What would my father and
mother at Fairport think�察�what would my old friends there think�察�and�察�what
was of even greater importance�察�how would Joyce & Carboy act�拭 �What
chance was there left me�察 �after I had been arrested as an impostor�察 �to
become a stenographer in the law courtsin time�察�a member of the bar�拭�
But I found that what�察 �for the moment�察�distressed me most was that the
lovely lady would consider me a knave or a fool。 The thought made me
exclaim with exasperation。 Had it been possible to abandon Kinney�察 �I
would have dropped overboard and made for shore。 The night was warm
and foggy�察�and the short journey to land�察�to one who had been brought up
like a duck�察�meant nothing more than a wetting。 But I did not see how I
could desert Kinney。
;Can you swim�拭─�I asked
;Of course not� ─�he answered gloomily�察 �and�察�besides�察─�he added�察 �our
names are on our suitcases。 We couldn't take them with us�察�and they'd
find out who we are。 If we could only steal a boat� ─ �he exclaimed
eagerly;one of those on the davits�察─ �he urged;we could put our
suitcases in it and then�察�after every one is asleep�察�we could lower it into the
water。;
The smallest boat on board was certified to hold twenty´five persons�察�
and without waking the entire ship's company we could as easily have
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moved the chart´room。 This I pointed out。
;Don't make objections� ─ �Kinney cried petulantly。 He was rapidly
recovering his spirits。 The imminence of danger seemed to inspire him。
;Think� ─�he commanded。 ;Think of some way by which we can get
off this boat before she reaches New Bedford。 We MUST� �We must
not be arrested� �It would be too awful� ─ �He interrupted himself with an
excited exclamation。
;I have it� ─�he whispered hoarsely�此 �I will ring in the fire´alarm� �The
crew will run to quarters。 The boats will be lowered。 We will cut one
of them adrift。 In the confusion;
What was to happen in the confusion that his imagination had conjured
up�察�I was not to know。 For what actually happened was so confused that
of nothing am I quite certain。 First�察 �from the water of the Sound�察 �that
was lapping pleasantly against the side�察�I heard the voice of a man raised
in terror。 Then came a rush of feet�察�oaths�察�and yells�察�then a shock that
threw us to our knees�察�and a crunching�察�ripping�察�and tearing roar like that
made by the roof of a burning building when it plunges to the cellar。
And the next instant a large bowsprit entered our cabin window。 There
was left me just space enough to wrench the door open�察 �and grabbing
Kinney�察�who was still on his knees�察�I dragged him into the alleyway。 He
scrambled upright and clasped his hands to his head。
;Where's my hat�拭─�he cried。
I could hear the water pouring into the lower deck and sweeping the
freight and trunks before it。 A horse in a box stall was squealing like a
human being�察�and many human beings were screaming and shrieking like
animals。 My first intelligent thought was of the lovely lady。 I shook
Kinney by the arm。 The uproar was so great that to make him hear I was
forced to shout。 ;Where is Lord Ivy's cabin�拭─ �I cried。 ;You said it's
next to his sister's。 Take me there� ─�
Kinney nodded�察 �and ran down the corridor and into an alleyway on
which opened three cabins。 The doors were ajar�察 �and as I looked into
each I saw that the beds had not been touched�察�and that the cabins were
empty。 I knew then that she was still on deck。
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