ā€œHere I am, son. Your British traffic beats description! Put me wise to the crooks right away.ā€

ā€œThat’s Whittington⁠—there, getting in now, that big dark man. The other is the foreign chap he’s talking to.ā€

ā€œI’m on to them. Which of the two is my bird?ā€

Tommy had thought out this question.

ā€œGot any money with you?ā€

Julius shook his head, and Tommy’s face fell.

ā€œI guess I haven’t more than three or four hundred dollars with me at the moment,ā€ explained the American.

Tommy gave a faint whoop of relief.

ā€œOh, Lord, you millionaires! You don’t talk the same language! Climb aboard the lugger. Here’s your ticket. Whittington’s your man.ā€

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