But you shall all three have
very honorable positions, and handsome sums of money to pay you for
entering our service. We in Germany know the rank which you young men
have won as submarine experts, and we shall not be niggardly, for we
have determined to have you in our service."
"I hope you'll pardon me," proposed young Benson. "There is just one
point that has been overlooked. You tell me that you are authorized
to come to Dunhaven and kidnap my friends and myself. But, really,
how do I know that you have such authority from your own side of the
water?"
Radberg looked a bit puzzled, for a moment. Then, as he seemed to
begin to comprehend, he replied, heavily:
"Herr Benson, I have already told you that I am Herr Professor--"
"Now, don't hang out the striped pole again, please," urged Jack, his
face as sober as that of a judge. "Come right down to the points of
the compass. How am I to know that you really do represent the
German government?"
"Ach! I comprehend," nodded the German. "Of course you will understand
that, on an errand of this kind, I do not travel with too many papers.
But I shall take you and your two companions on to Washington to-morrow,
I think--"
"To-morrow ought to do as well as any time," replied Jack, ironically.
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