I read the telegram for the second time. Then I folded it up, put it in my pocket, and pressed the little button on my desk. My mind was made up.

The engines of the Almirante Gomez were going dead slow. Away up beside her monster funnels her siren blew dismally

Bell saw what he was looking for, out in the throng of traffic that filled the Avenida do Acre, in Rio.

"I am poisoned," said Ortiz. He tried to smile, but it was ghastly.

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The Trade—which does not exist—has its obligations and its code, but also it has its redeeming features.

There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.