Part 66 (1/2)

Schillingschen blundered into the trap like a buffalo in strange surroundings

”Ja wohl!” he answered ”Give ain!”

At that Fred threw hischen's cigars

”Of course,” he said, ”you would give anything for leave to take those words back! You needn't try to hide the wince--we fully appreciate the situation! What do you say, you fellows? How about last night's idea?

Who mooted it? Shall we send hiuarantee that if he doesn't go we'll hand over diary and hiovernment?”

”Better send the book to the coested Will ”Then if the 'prof' here doesn't get a swift move on he's liable to be overtaken by the cops, I should say”

”Let's ive hiet away”

At that the Germain saw the weak side of our case in a flash

”If you dared give that diary to your govern with o? Out of love for overno at once to German East, not otherwise! It is only a diary,” he added ”Nothing is and schen could not see his face

”Are you willing to start for Kisumu at once with that book?” he asked, and I nodded He winked at me so violently that I could not trust ht face

”Very well,”' he said ”Suppose you start with it to-

At the end of a ell turn the professor hoed his shoulders and refused to be drawn into further arguood meal from his own provisions, and then once more made his hands fast ire behind hie if he cared to in a corner of the tent

Later that schen trussed and helpless--and questioned him about the schen was after

He was so full of fear by that ti

He assured us the German was after buried ivory There was a schen, who knehere to find the ivory and would lead the way to it He did not know na at a certain place, and was not white

”How did you get that infor”

”When? Where?”

”At night, o, in Nairobi, outside the professor's tent I lay under the fly a the loads and listened The man came in the dark, and went in the dark I did not see him I did not hear hi Kiswahili, he admitted he knehere the ivory is He said he saw it buried, and that he alone survives of all men who buried it He promised to lead the professor to the place on condition that the Germans shall release his brother, and his brother's wife, and two sons whoreed, but said, 'Wait! There are first those people who also think they know the secret Perhaps they do! Wait until after I have dealt with them Then you shall take me to the place! After that your criminal relations shall be pardoned!

Here is money Go and wait for me at the place we spoke of e talked before'”

We each cross-exae his story in any essential He ht please us, and begged to be allowed to run before Schillingschen could break loose and get after hiave hischen had made up his own mind that his case was desperate and called for heroic rerowled ”I need that diary Hand it to me and I'll tell you how to find what you're after!”

”You ested Fred blandly