in John S. Blenkiron as a serious proposition. And while I've been
here I've been so low down in the social scale and working in so
many devious ways that he can't connect me up ... As I was
saying, we've cut most of his wires, but the biggest we haven't got
at. He's still sending stuff out, and mighty compromising stuff it is.
Now listen close, Dick, for we're coming near your own business.'

It appeared that Blenkiron had reason to suspect that the channel
still open had something to do with the North. He couldn't get
closer than that, till he heard from his people that a certain Abel
Gresson had turned up in Glasgow from the States. This Gresson
he discovered was the same as one Wrankester, who as a leader of
the Industrial Workers of the World had been mixed up in some
ugly cases of sabotage in Colorado. He kept his news to himself,
for he didn't want the police to interfere, but he had his own lot
get into touch with Gresson and shadow him closely. The man
was very discreet but very mysterious, and he would disappear
for a week at a time, leaving no trace. For some unknown reason -
he couldn't explain why - Blenkiron had arrived at the conclusion
that Gresson was in touch with Ivery, so he made experiments to
prove it.

'I wanted various cross-bearings to make certain, and I got them
the night before last. My visit to Biggleswick was good business.'

'I don't know what they meant,' I said, 'but I know where they
came in. One was in your speech when you spoke of the Austrian
socialists, and Ivery took you up about them. The other was after
supper when he quoted the _Wieser _Zeitung.'