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Do fitfully in the bush

"My will-o'-the-wisp," hewhere I shall follow--into the swamps!"

A few minutes later Dominey threw himself upon his couch, curiously and unaccountably drowsy Von Ragastein, who had co down at hinificant intentness Then, satisfied that his guest really slept, he turned and passed through the hanging curtain of dried grasses into the next banda, where the doctor, still fully dressed, aiting hiether in Ger of his i to , Excellency! The boys are being loaded, and a runner has gone on to Wadihuan for ponies to be prepared"

"They know that I wish to start at dawn?"

"All will be prepared, Excellency"

Von Ragastein laid his hand upon the doctor's shoulder

"Co to tell you of , wicker chairs, the doctor in an attitude of strict attention Von Ragastein turned his head and listened Froular breathing

"I have forastein proceeded "You knohat news has come to me from Berlin?"

"Your Excellency has told me a little," the doctor reastein pronounced, his voice shaking with deep eht and continued, "the time, even the month, is fixed I am recalled from here to take the place for which I was destined You knohat that place is? You knohy I was sent to an English public school and college?"

"I can guess"

"I aland I am to have a special lishreat idea has coar

"I listen, Excellency"

Von Ragastein rose to his feet Not content with the sound of that regular breathing, he azed in at Do which you do not wish the Englishman to hear?" the doctor asked