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He was sleeping very lightly, and sprang up the moment I put my head inside his tent. I told him briefly what I had seen, and he showed so little surprise that I caught myself wondering for the first time whether he himself had seen more going on than he had deemed wise to communicate to the rest of us. HE WAS SLEEPING VERY LIGHTLY AND SPRANG UP THE MOMENT I PUT MY HEAD INSIDE HIS TENT I TOLD HIM BRIEFLY WHAT I HAD SEEN AND HE SHOWED SO LITTLE SURPRISE THAT I CAUGHT MYSELF WONDERING FOR THE FIRST TIME WHETHER HE HIMSELF HAD SEEN MORE GOING ON THAN HE HAD DEEMED WISE TO COMMUNICATE TO THE REST OF US
d it. Again his rage touched my admiration; but I got him away before he made enough noise to wake the whole Camp. "I have a better plan than that," I said, watching his face closely. "I don't think this is anything we can deal with. I'm going to send for the only man I know who can help. We'll go to Waxholm this very morning and get a telegram through." Sangree stared at me with a curious expression as the fury died out of his face and a new look of alarm took its place. "John Silence," I said, "will know—" "You think it's something—of that sort?" he stammered. "I am sure of it." There was a moment's pause. "That's worse, far worse than anything material," he said, turning visibly paler. He looked from my face to the sky, and then added with sudden resolution, "Come; the wind's rising. Let's get off at once. From there you can telephone to Stockholm and get a telegram sent without delay." I sent him down to get the boat ready, and seized the opportunity myself to run and wake Maloney. EEP BY DAY AND SIT UP EVERY NIGHT TILL HE KILLED IT AGAIN HIS RAGE TOUCHED MY ADMIRATION BUT I GOT HIM AWAY BEFORE HE MADE ENOUGH NOISE TO WAKE THE WHOLE CAMP I HAVE A BETTER PLAN THAN THAT I SAID WATCHING HIS FACE CLOSELY I DON'T THINK THIS IS ANYTHING WE CAN DEAL WITH I'M GOING TO SEND FOR THE ONLY MAN I KNOW WHO CAN HELP WE'LL GO TO WAXAM THIS VERY MORNING AND GET A TELEGRAM THROUGH SANGREE STARED AT ME WITH A CURIOUS EXPRESSION AS THE FURY DIED OUT OF HIS FACE AND A NEW LOOK OF ALARM TOOK ITS PLACE JOHN SILENCE I SAID WILL KNOW YOU THINK IT'S SOMETHING OF THAT SORT HE STAMMERED I AM SURE OF IT THERE WAS A MOMENT'S PAUSE THAT'S WORSE FAR WORSE THAN ANYTHING MATERIAL HE SAID GROWING VISIBLY PALER HE LOOKED FROM MY FACE TO THE SKY AND THEN ADDED WITH SUDDEN RESOLUTION COME THE WIND'S RISING LET'S GET OFF AT ONCE FROM THERE YOU CAN TELEPHONE TO STOCKHOLM AND GET A TELEGRAM SENT WITHOUT DELAY I SENT HIM DOWN TO GET THE BOAT READY AND SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITY MYSELF TO RUN AND WAKE MALONEY
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