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This was our chance. I crouched in the bottom of our boat and to all appearances my boatman was engaged merely in fishing. THIS WAS OUR CHANCE I CROUCHED IN THE BOTTOM OF OUR BOAT AND TO ALL APPEARANCES MY BOATMAN WAS ENGAGED MERELY IN FISHING
pt it on me, as the means I used may still be used by others in concealing such papers and a disclosure of the secret might bring disaster to them. Suffice it to say that I had the paper with me and that no search would have brought it to light. Arrived next morning at the appointed place, I gave the signal agreed upon, the whine of a jackal, and, after repeating it again and again, I heard a very low and muffled answer. My boatman was there! I had some fear that he might have betrayed me and that I should presently see a soldier or policeman leap out of the little boat, but my fears proved groundless, the man was faithful. [ILLUSTRATION: STORMY SEA BREAKING OVER ROCKS OFF JAFFA] We rowed out quietly, our boat a little nutshell on the tossing waves. But I was relieved; the elements did not frighten me; on the contrary, I felt secure and refreshed in the midst of the sea. When morning began to dawn, scores of little boats came out of the harbor and circled about waiting for the cruiser. PER FROM THIS DOCUMENT I WAS DETERMINED NOT TO PART I SHALL NOT TELL HOW I KEPT IT ON ME AS THE MEANS I USED MAY STILL BE USED BY OTHERS IN CONCEALING SUCH PAPERS AND A DISCLOSURE OF THE SECRET MIGHT BRING DISASTER TO THEM SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT I HAD THE PAPER WITH ME AND THAT NO SEARCH WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT TO LIGHT ARRIVED NEXT MORNING AT THE APPOINTED PLACE I GAVE THE SIGNAL AGREED UPON THE WHINE OF A JACKAL AND AFTER REPEATING IT AGAIN AND AGAIN I HEARD A VERY LOW AND MUFFLED ANSWER MY BOATMAN WAS THERE I HAD SOME FEAR THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BETRAYED ME AND THAT I SHOULD PRESENTLY SEE A SOLDIER OR POLICEMAN LEAP OUT OF THE LITTLE BOAT BUT MY FEARS PROVED GROUNDLESS THE MAN WAS FAITHFUL WE ROWED OUT QUIETLY OUR BOAT A LITTLE NUTSHELL ON THE TOSSING WAVES BUT I WAS RELIEVED THE ELEMENTS DID NOT FRIGHTEN ME ON THE CONTRARY I FELT SECURE AND REFRESHED IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA WHEN MORNING BEGAN TO DAWN SCORES OF LITTLE BOATS CAME OUT OF THE HARBOUR AND CIRCLED ABOUT WAITING FOR THE CRUISER
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