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The first officer, Mr. Jack Crocker, had been made a captain and was to take charge of their new ship, the _Bass Rock_, sailing in two days' time from Southampton. He lived at Sydenham, but he was likely to be in that morning for instructions, if we cared to wait for him. THE FIRST OFFICER MISTER JACK CROCKER HAD BEEN MADE A CAPTAIN AND WAS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR NEW SHIP THE BASE ROCK SAILING IN TWO DAYS TIME FROM SOUTHAMPTON HE LIVED AT SYDENHAM AND HE WAS LIKELY TO BE IN THAT MORNING FOR INSTRUCTIONS IF WE CARED TO WAIT FOR HIM
d left it with the lodge-keeper. 'It may be a hit, or it may be a miss, but we are bound to do something for friend Hopkins, just to justify this second visit,' said he. 'I will not quite take him into my confidence yet. I think our next scene of operations must be the shipping office of the Adelaide-Southampton line, which stands at the end of Pall Mall, if I remember right. There is a second line of steamers which connect South Australia with England, but we will draw the larger cover first.' Holmes's card sent in to the manager ensured instant attention, and he was not long in acquiring all the information he needed. In June of '95, only one of their line had reached a home port. It was the _Rock of Gibraltar_, their largest and best boat. A reference to the passenger list showed that Miss Fraser, of Adelaide, with her maid had made the voyage in her. The boat was now somewhere south of the Suez Canal on her way to Australia. Her officers were the same as in '95, with one exception. KINS AND LEFT IT WITH THE LODGE KEEPER IT MAY BE A HIT OR IT MAY BE A MISS BUT WE ARE BOUND TO DO SOMETHING FOR FRIEND HOPKINS JUST TO JUSTIFY THIS SECOND VISIT SAID HE I WILL NOT QUITE TAKE HIM INTO MY CONFIDENCE YET I THINK THAT OUR NEXT SCENE OF OPERATIONS MUST BE THE SHIPPING OFFICE OF THE ADELAIDE SOUTHAMPTON LINE WHICH STANDS AT THE END OF PALL MALL IF I REMEMBER RIGHT THERE IS A SECOND LINE OF STEAMERS WHICH CONNECT SOUTH AUSTRALIA WITH ENGLAND BUT WE WILL DRAW THE LARGER COVER FIRST HOLMES'S CARD SENT IN TO THE MANAGER ENSOWED INSTANT ATTENTION AND HE WAS NOT LONG IN ACQUIRING ALL THE INFORMATION HE NEEDED IN JUNE OF NINETY FIVE ONLY ONE OF THEIR LINE HAD REACHED A HOME PORT IT WAS THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR THEIR LARGEST AND BEST BOAT A REFERENCE TO THE PASSENGER LIST SHOWED THAT MISS FRASER OF ADELAIDE WITH HER MAID HAD MADE THE VOYAGE IN HER THE BOAT WAS NOW SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF THE SEWER'S CANAL ON HER WAY TO AUSTRALIA HER OFFICES WERE THE SAME AS IN NINETY FIVE WITH ONE EXCEPTION
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