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'I got your telegram, and I came at the hour you said. I heard that you had been down to the office. There was no getting away from you. Let's hear the worst. What are you going to do with me? Arrest me? Speak out, man! You can't sit there and play with me like a cat with a mouse.' I GOT YOUR TELEGRAM AND I CAME AT THE HOUR YOU SAID I HEARD THAT YOU'D BEEN DOWN TO THE OFFICE THERE WAS NO GETTING AWAY FROM YOU LET'S HERE THE WORST WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH ME ARREST ME SPEAK OUT MAN YOU CAN'T SIT THERE AND PLAY WITH ME LIKE A CAT WITH A MOUSE
al, what he knows is official. I have the right to private judgment, but he has none. He must disclose all, or he is a traitor to his service. In a doubtful case I would not put him in so painful a position, and so I reserve my information until my own mind is clear upon the matter.' 'But when will that be?' 'The time has come. You will now be present at the last scene of a remarkable little drama.' There was a sound upon the stairs, and our door was opened to admit as fine a specimen of manhood as ever passed through it. He was a very tall young man, golden-moustached, blue-eyed, with a skin which had been burned by tropical suns, and a springy step, which showed that the huge frame was as active as it was strong. He closed the door behind him, and then he stood with clenched hands and heaving breast, choking down some overmastering emotion. 'Sit down, Captain Crocker. You got my telegram?' Our visitor sank into an armchair and looked from one to the other of us with questioning eyes.  THIS WAY WHAT I KNOW IS UNOFFICIAL WHAT HE KNOWS IS OFFICIAL I HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRIVATE JUDGMENT BUT HE HAS NONE HE MUST DISCLOSE ALL OR HE IS A TRAITOR TO HIS SERVICE IN A DOUBTFUL CASE I WOULD NOT PUT HIM IN SO PAINFUL A POSITION AND SO I RESERVE MY INFORMATION UNTIL MY OWN MIND IS CLEAR UPON THE MATTER BUT WHEN WILL THAT BE THE TIME HAS COME YOU WILL NOW BE PRESENT AT THE LAST SCENE OF A REMARKABLE LITTLE DRAMA THERE WAS A SOUND UPON THE STAIRS AND OUR DOOR WAS OPENED TO ADMIT AS FINE A SPECIMEN OF MANHOOD AS EVER PASSED THROUGH IT HE WAS A VERY TALL YOUNG MAN GOLDEN MOUSTACHED BLUE EYED WITH A SKIN WHICH HAD BEEN BURNED BY TROPICAL SUNS AND A SPRINGY STEP WHICH SHOWED THAT THE HUGE FRAME WAS AS ACTIVE AS IT WAS STRONG HE CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND HIM AND THEN HE STOOD WITH CLENCHED HANDS AND HEAVING BREAST CHOKING DOWN SOME OVERMASTERING EMOTION SIT DOWN CAPTAIN CROCKER YOU GOT MY TELEGRAM OUR VISITOR SANK INTO AN ARMCHAIR AND LOOKED FROM ONE TO THE OTHER OF US WITH QUESTIONING EYES
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