“There’s one waak p’int in the plan suggisted.”
Inasmuch as no one had submitted a plan the three wondered.
“Me friend doesn’t wish us to tell anyone that he’s the best detictive and scrapper outside of our family in Ireland, but when folks priss their questions, some answer must be given or ’spicions will be stirred.”
“The point is well taken. I don’t wish you to tell an untruth——”
“I’m sure the task is not difficult fur the Captain and second mate,” interrupted Mike, “though it’s beyond me.”
“But you can evade a direct reply.”
“May I vinture upon another suggistion?” asked Mike.
“We shall all be glad to hear it, I’m sure.”
“Without waiting for questions to be asked, I’ll step up to ivery one that I obsarve casting an inquiring eye over ye and say ye’re my older brither, that took a hand in the Phoenix Park murders, but broke out of Dublin jail and thus escaped hanging, and yer kaaping dark in Ameriky till the little matter blows over.”
“A brilliant idea!” laughed the officer. “All I ask is that you give no truthful information about me.”