through the holes of his mask. The effect of that human intelligence, sheltered in there behind that expr

that had gone out while the stranger had been talking. Others shifted, a bit uneasily

consult you about it. Nor shall I, in anything. The prime condition of this whole undertaking

nfidence in my plans, my judgment. And you must be willing to obey. It is all

rty when the undertaking is at an end. I shall not order any man to go a

whom I have had any discussion. If we both are killed, then you can elect your own leader. But so long as either of

stood to their dec

, disobedience incurs the death penalty, and it wil

annot be denied. We shall need that. His ability to endure suffering and s

. If he turns out to be a spy-we

aviator, who was still standing i

rld-all tried and tempered by the fires of war; all decorated for conspicuous valor; all ready to follow me to the ends of the earth and die, if need be; all eager to sh

d

ur right

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hand w

ourage, obedience. On the thing you hold most

oat, made the eagle's nest ring with wild e

start at once, tomorrow night. No man in it has now any ties or home or k

mystery. You are to live only in the present,

the former there will be enough; as for the latter, those lie on the knees of the gods

nition. In addition, I will furnish bombing material and six Lewis guns, with ammunition, also other materials of which I shall now say nothing. These thin

d a voice with a French

recise orders before

raw as inconspicuously as you came. Remember, you are to become as cogs in the machine that I have devised. At the exact place, hour, minute, and second you are to do ex

all your names, and recei

and arranged them before him. Each box was carefully wrap

ssive, with narrowed eyes,

odeur-Cracowicz-Daima

m, thrust it into his pocket, saluted stiffly, and withdrew in silence. At the end of a

r, still erect in his place at the far end of the

e, s

the o

You have come, so to speak, as an extemporization, an auxiliary; you will add one more unit to the flyers in the expedition, of which there are nine aces, including Major Bohannan he

what ti

in any way with anyone outside my apartment, it will be the last thing you will ever do. You wil

iator

" he accepted. "

tend to yo

to leave it the

t be left o

nderstand,

ot understand before this expedition is

peared at the door. The Master spoke a few guttural, aspira

ed. The Master returned it. Then he vanished

turned to

few last details. Tim

remain. To work

s in the McAlpine; and there, having carefully locked his door,

it open. He spread the contents on his blotting-pad. There was a small pocket-compass of the best quality, a plain-c

RAL

You are not to communicate the contents of this paper to any other. This might upset the pre-arranged plan. You might try to join forces, assi

mpass. These watches are all self-luminous, all accurately adjuste

FIC O

d enter woods at your right. There you will find path marked "A" on your map. Put on rucksack and discard suit-case, which, of course, is to have no identifying marks. Proceed along path to point "B," and from under board you will find there take box with weapon enclosed. Bo

o the full. There will be but one e

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