As the waitress brought the drink, the head-porter
also appeared.
But youmust be sure to have that white mackintosh
sent to Castle Gay. They spend half their time crawling about the place. Theyre
ringin up frae Castle Gay, Mr Galt, he said. Weve hada great crack, but for Gods
sake keep it to yourselves. He was searching for the right note on which to leave,
andpresently he found it.
These Knockraw foreign servants are never away from
Castle Gay. I cant just guess what these will be, but you maytake it that they will
be adequate. CHAPTER XVIENEMYS COUNTRYJaikie, being very wet, trotted most of the
way back to Portaway.
Just before noon they reached the gate in the
further wall. Whyshould a great man, a publicist of European reputation, live insuch
retirement? Wantinto know if yere still in the hotel? You passed it this morning,
said Jaikie, greatly daring.
Youve no local people indoors, so youshould be able
to do that unostentatiously. As Jaikie spoke he decanted the brandy on the back of
the sleepingWoolworth.
Ive maybe said more than I should have, but its
your blame forleading me on. I have a high regard for Mrs Brisbane-Brown,he
announced. He was only a Glasgow grocer that had got leave from
thefactor.
It was Jaikies cue to appear a little excited, as
if the secondcocktail had been too much for him. Iheard that one was well thought of
in the secret service.
No,the gardeners houses are all down by the kitchen
garden on theeast bank of the Callowa.
They could kidnap his Royal Highness, Prince
Odalchini put in. That looksas if they had something they wanted to keep
quiet.
Only one who, like Jaikiehimself, was on the
look-out for him, would be likely to recognisehim. He had worn a different suit from
that which he was now wearing,and a white mackintosh.
Hedescribed elaborately the appearance of Prince
John.
Thetrouble was Prince John, who became suddenly a
squire of dames.
Youve no local people indoors, so youshould be able
to do that unostentatiously.
He is, I think, a friend of my
friendAntrobus.
Had he not given too much rein to
hisingenuity?
Allins smiled at him, came over, and sat down
besidehim on the couch. There areamong them men who would lead Evallonia into the
black ways ofRussia.
Theyre queer folk, foreigners,and I daurna take ony
liberties.