CHAPTER XIX
OF THE FOUR POINT RECEIVER AND HOW WE PLANNED TO
KIDNAP THE TURKISH STAFF AT YOZGAD
On the First of April the Pimple had let slip a morsel of valuable information. He told us that the Changri prisoners were coming to Yozgad in charge of their own Commandant and Interpreter.
“That solves one difficulty,” I said to Hill, after the Pimple had gone away.
“How?”
“For the escape stunt. If we persuade them to send us to the coast all three will want to come with us, because they don’t trust each other. But if they can leave the Changri Commandant and Interpreter in charge of this camp it should be easy enough for Kiazim and the Pimple to get away. The Cook can always come as Kiazim’s orderly.”
“You mean,” said Hill, “that you expect all three to come with us to the coast?”
“More than that,” said I. “I’ve a plan for getting them to provide a boat for us. I believe if they do so they will be too frightened to give the alarm when we bolt, and we’d get a good start.”
In his function as critic Hill listened to my plan for persuading the Turks to get us a boat. Then he sat silent for some time.