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American   friend�察  �the   night   watchman   of   the   boat�察  �and   the   purser。     As 

though inviting him to speak�察�the purser nodded to the American。                       That 

gentleman addressed me in an excited and belligerent manner。 

     ;My name is Aldrich�察─�he said�察 �I want to know what YOUR name is�拭─�

     I   did   not   quite   like   his   tone�察  �nor   did   I   like   being   summoned   to   the 

purser's office to be questioned by a stranger。 

     ;Why�拭─�I asked。 

     ;Because�察─�said Aldrich�察  �it seems   you   have SEVERAL names。                      As 

one    of  them    belongs    to  THIS     gentleman;he       pointed    at  Stumps;he 

wants to know why you are using it。; 

     I looked at Stumps and he greeted me with the vague and genial smile 

that   was   habitual   to   him�察  �but   on   being   caught   in   the   act   by Aldrich   he 

hurriedly frowned。 

     ;I   have   never   used   any   name   but   my   own�察─  �I   said�察   �and�察─  �I   added 

pleasantly�察 �if I were choosing a name I wouldn't choose 'Stumps。'; 

     Aldrich fairly gasped。 

     ;His name   is   not   Stumps� ─  �he   cried   indignantly。      ;He  is   the  Earl   of 

Ivy� ─�

     He evidently expected me to be surprised at this�察�and I WAS surprised。 

I stared at the much´advertised young Irishman with interest。 

     Aldrich   misunderstood   my   silence�察  �and   in   a   triumphant   tone�察  �which 

was   far   from   pleasant�察  �continued�此   �So   you   see�察─  �he   sneered�察   �when   you 



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chose to pass yourself off as Ivy you should have picked out another boat。; 

     The   thing   was   too   absurd   for   me   to   be   angry�察  �and   I   demanded   with 

patience�此 �But why should I pass myself off as Lord Ivy�拭─�

     ;That's    what   we   intend    to  find  out�察─ �snapped     Aldrich。    ;Anyway�察�

we've stopped your game for to´night�察�and to´morrow you can explain to 

the police�     �Your pal�察─�he taunted�察 �has told every one on this boat that 

you are Lord Ivy�察�and he's told me lies enough about HIMSELF to prove 

HE'S an impostor�察�too� ─�

     I saw what had happened�察�and that if I were to protect poor Kinney I 

must   not�察  �as   I   felt   inclined�察  �use   my   fists�察  �but   my  head。 I   laughed   with 

apparent unconcern�察�and turned to the purser。 

     ;Oh�察�that's it�察�is it�拭─�I cried。    ;I might have known it was Kinney�察�he's 

always playing practical jokes on me。;             I turned to Aldrich。      ;My friend 

has   been   playing   a   joke   on   you�察  �too�察─  �I   said。   ;He   didn't   know   who   you 

were�察�but he saw you were an Anglomaniac�察�and he's been having fun with 

you� ─�

     ;Has   he�拭─  �roared   Aldrich。     He   reached   down       into   his   pocket  and 

pulled out a piece of paper。        ;This�察─�he cried�察�shaking it at me�察 �is a copy 

of a wireless that I've just sent to the chief of police at New Bedford。; 

     With great satisfaction he read it in a loud and threatening voice�此 �Two 

impostors on this boat representing themselves to be Lord Ivy�察�my future 

brother´in´law�察     �and   his  secretary。   Lord     Ivy   himself   on   board。    Send 

police to meet boat。       We will make charges。Henry Philip Aldrich。; 

     It occurred to me that after receiving two such sensational telegrams�察�

and getting out of bed to meet the boat at six in the morning�察�the chief of 

police would be in a state of mind to arrest almost anybody�察�and that his 

choice would certainly fall on Kinney and myself。                It was ridiculous�察�but 

it also was likely to prove extremely humiliating。              So I said�察�speaking to 

Lord Ivy�此 �There's been a mistake all around�察�send for Mr。 Kinney and I 

will   explain   it   to   you。; Lord   Ivy�察  �who   was   looking   extremely   bored�察�

smiled and nodded�察�but young Aldrich laughed ironically。 

     ;Mr。 Kinney is in his state´room�察─�he said�察 �with a steward guarding 

the door and window。         You can explain to´morrow to the police。; 



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     I rounded indignantly upon the purser。 

     ;Are    you    keeping    Mr。    Kinney     a  prisoner    in  his  state´room�拭─     �I 

demanded。       ;If you are; 

     ;He doesn't have to stay there�察─�protested the purser sulkily。 ;When he 

found the stewards were following him he went to his cabin。; 

     ;I will see him at once�察─�I said。        ;And if I catch any of your stewards 

following ME�察�I'll drop them overboard。; 

     No   one   tried   to   stop   meindeed�察  �knowing   I   could   not   escape�察  �they 

seemed pleased at my departure�察�and I went to my cabin。                  Kinney�察�seated 

on the edge of the berth�察�greeted me with a hollow groan。                His expression 

was one of utter misery。        As though begging me not to be angry�察�he threw 

out his arms appealingly。 

     ;How   the   devil� ─  �he   began�察   �was   I   to   know   that   a   little   red´headed 

shrimp like that was the Earl of Ivy�拭           �And that that tall blonde girl�察─�he 

added indignantly�察 �that I thought was an accomplice�察�is Lady Moya�察�his 

sister�拭─�

     ;What happened�拭─�I asked。 

     Kinney was wearing his hat。          He took it off and hurled it to the floor。 

     ;It was that damned hat� ─�he cried。            ;It's a Harvard ribbon�察�all right�察�

but only men on the crew can wear it�               �How was I to know THAT�拭              �I 

saw Aldrich looking at it in a puzzled way�察�and when he said�察�'I see you are 

on the crew��' I guessed what it meant�察�and said I was on last year's crew。 

Unfortunately HE was on last year's crew�             �That's what made him suspect 

me�察�and after dinner he put me through a third degree。               I must have given 

the wrong answers�察�for suddenly he jumped up and called me a swindler 

and an impostor。       I got back by telling him he was a crook and that I was 

a   detective�察  �and   that   I   had   sent   a   wireless   to   have   him   arrested   at   New 

Bedford。      He challenged me to prove I was a detective�察�and�察�of course�察�I 

couldn't�察�and he called up two stewards and told them to watch me while 

he went after the purser。       I didn't fancy being watched�察�so I came here。; 

     ;When did you tell him I was the Earl of Ivy�拭─�

     Kinney ran his fingers through his hair and groaned dismally。 

     ;That   was   before   the   boat   started�察─  �he   said�察   �it   was   only   a   joke。   He 



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didn't seem to be interested in my conversation�察�so I thought I'd liven it up 

a bit by saying I was a friend of Lord Ivy's。            And you happened to pass�察�

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