decided later. We'll have to agree on a code, and keep in touch by
telegraph as often as possible. Now, is all that clear?"

"We two'll have all the Greeks of Zanzibar trailing us all the way!"
objected Yerkes.

"That'll be better than having them trail the lot of us," said Monty.
"You'll be able to shake them somewhere on the way. We'll count on
your ingenuity, Will."

"But what am I to do to Schillingschen?" asked Fred.

"Keep an eye on him."

"Do you see me Sherlock-Holmesing him across the high veld? Piffle!
Give America that job! I'll go through German East and keep ahead of
the Greeks!"

But Monty was firm. "Yerkes has a plausible excuse, Fred. They may
wonder why an American should look for land in German East Africa, but
they'll let him do it, and perhaps not spy on him to any extent. It's
me they've their eye on. I'll try to keep 'em dazzled. You go to
British East and dazzle Schillingschen! Now, are we agreed?"

We were. But we talked, nevertheless, long into the afternoon, and in
the end there was not one of us really satisfied. Over and over we
tried to persuade Monty to omit the Brussels part of the plan. We
wanted him with us. But he stuck to his point, and had his way, as he
always did when we were quite sure he really wanted it.