I can easily get aboard the small arms and ammunition necessary,
but I am not so sure about the cannon."
"Very good. I need not warn you to be extremely cautious regarding
those you take into your confidence. Meanwhile, I wish you to
communicate with the official who is authorized to sell the yacht. I
am expecting a gentleman to-morrow in whose name the vessel will
probably be bought, and I am hoping he will accept the captaincy of
it."
"Is he capable of filling that position, Madam? Is he a sailor?"
"He was for many years captain in the United States Navy. I offer you
the position of mate, but I will give you captain's pay, and a large
bonus in addition if you faithfully carry out my plans, whether they
prove successful or not. I wish you to come here at this hour
to-morrow, with whoever is authorized to sell or charter the steamer.
You may say I am undecided whether to buy or charter. I must consult
Captain Kempt on that point."
"Thank you, Madam, I shall be here this time to-morrow."
CHAPTER XIII
ENTRAPPED
PRINCE IVAN LERMONTOFF came to consider the explosion one of the
luckiest things that had ever occurred in his workshop. Its happening
so soon after he reached St. Petersburg he looked upon as particularly
fortunate, because this gave him time to follow the new trend of
thought along which his mind had been deflected by such knowledge as
the unexpected outcome of his experiment had disclosed to him.
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