"If you go?" repeated the Professor. "Why, that is all settled!"

"Then I must have missed something, by not watching you closely enough,"
murmured Jack. "I shall have to sit up straighter and keep my eyes
wider open. When was it all settled, sir?"

"Why, did you not tell me--"

"Haven't had a blessed chance to tell you anything," replied Jack,
looking astonished. "You've been doing all the telling."

"But you'll go with me, of course, to Washington?" uttered Radberg,
looking much taken aback.

"I doubt it," muttered young Benson, shaking his head. "In fact, sir,
I may as well tell you that it's waste of our time to carry this line
of talk any further."

"Ach! You are cunning," smiled Professor Radberg, no longer nonplussed.
"That is as it should be, too, for you are a clever young man, Herr
Benson."

"A thousand thanks," murmured Captain Jack.

"But, instead of talk," pursued the German, "you wish to see some money.
Quite right! I should, were I in your place, Herr Benson. Well,
then--ach! Look at this."

Thrusting a fat hand down deep in a trousers pocket, Herr Professor
Radberg brought up into view a big roll of money. He held this up so