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Cleggett saw that the boat must pass close to the Jasper B。； and leaned
over the port rail。
The man in the stern had picked up a magazine and was lolling back
reading it。 As the boat passed under him Cleggett saw on the cover page
of the magazine a picture of the very man who was perusing it。 It was a
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singularly urbane face； both the counterfeit presentment on the cover page
and the real face were smiling and calm and benign。 Cleggett could read
the legend on the magazine cover accompanying the picture。 It ran：
Wilton Barnstable Tells In this Issue the Inside Story of
How he Broke up the Gigantic Smuggling Conspiracy。
At that instant the man dropped the magazine and looked Cleggett full
in the face。 He waved his arm in a meaning gesture in the direction in
which Loge had disappeared and said； with a gentle shake of his head at
Cleggett； as if he were chiding a naughty child：
〃When thieves fall out！ When thieves fall out； my dear sir！〃
As he swept by he resumed his magazine with the pleased air of a man
who has delivered himself of a brilliant epigram； it showed in his very
shoulders。
〃And that；〃 murmured Cleggett； 〃is Wilton Barnstable； the great
detective！〃
CHAPTER XIII
THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK
Wilton Barnstable； the great detective； having witnessed Loge's
outburst of wrath； had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves； as his
words to Cleggett indicated。 He had thought Cleggett a crook； and
Loge's ally。
Loge； on the other hand； had thought Cleggett a detective。 He had
addressed him as 〃Mr。 Detective〃 that morning at Morris's。 Loge
believed the Jasper B。 and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him。
Whereas Cleggett； until he had recognized Wilton Barnstable in the
boat； had thought it likely that the Annabel Lee and Morris's were allied
against the Jasper B。
Now that Cleggett knew the commander of the Annabel Lee to be
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Wilton Barnstable； his first impulse was to go to the Great Detective and
invite his cooperation against Loge and the gang at Morris's。 But almost
instantly he reflected that he could not do this。 For there was the box of
Reginald Maltravers！ Indeed； how did he know that it was not the box of
Reginald Maltravers which had brought the Great Detective to that
vicinity？ This manof world…wide fame； and reputed to possess an
almost miraculous instinct in the unraveling of criminal mysteriesmight
be even now on the trail of Lady Agatha。 If so； he was Cleggett's enemy。
When it came to a choice between the championship of Lady Agatha and
the defiance of Wilton Barnstable； and all that he represented； Cleggett did
not hesitate for an instant。
There were still some aspects of the situation in which he found
himself that were as puzzling as ever to Cleggett。 It is true that he now
knew why Loge's men had been in the hold of the vessel； they had been
there； no doubt； in an attempt to get possession of the oblong； unpainted
box which had caused Loge's explosion of wrath； the box which was the
real thing Loge had tried to buy from Cleggett when he dickered for the
purchase of the Jasper B。 But why this box should have been in the hold
of the vessel； Cleggett could not understand。 And how Loge's men had
been able to get into and out of the hold without his knowledge still
perplexed him。
The motive behind the attempt to dynamite the vessel was clear。
Having failed to purchase it； having failed to recover the box from it； Loge
had sought to destroy it with all on board。 But the strange character of
this explosion still defied his powers of analysis。 And then there was the
tenth Earl of Claiborne's signet ring on the dead hand。 Beyond the fact that
it was a circumstance which connected his fortunes with those of Lady
Agatha； he could make nothing at all of the signet ring。 What； he asked
himself again and again； was the connection of the criminal gang at
Morris's with the proudest Earl in England？
Loge himself was a puzzle to Cleggett。 The man was a counterfeiter。
That he knew。 The 〃queer〃 twenty…dollar bill； which he had practically
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acknowledged； left no doubt of that。 But he was more than a
counterfeiter。 Cleggett believed him to be also an anarchist。 At least he
was associated with anarchists。
But counterfeiting and anarchy are not ordinarily found together。 The
anarchist is not a criminal in the more sordid sense。 He is the enemy of
society as at present organized。 He considers society to be built on a
thieving basis； he is not himself a thief。 He scorns and hates society；
wishes to see it overturned； and believes himself superior to it。 He will
commit the most savage atrocities for the cause and cheerfully die for his
principles。 The anarchist is not a crook。 He is an idealist。
Convinced that the unpainted oblong box would furnish a clew to the
man's real personality； Cleggett； assisted by Lady Agatha and Dr。
Farnsworth； opened it in the cabin。
They first took out a number of plates； some broken； some intact； for
the manufacture of counterfeit notes of various denominations。 There
was some of the fibrous paper used in this process。 There was a quantity
of the apparatus essential to engraving the plates。 This stuff more than
half filled the box。 Then there were a number of books。
〃Elementary textbooks；〃 said Dr。 Farnsworth； glancing at them。 On
the flyleaf of one of them was written in a bold； firm hand： 〃Logan
Black。〃
〃Logeor Logan Black；〃 said Dr。 Farnsworth； 〃has been giving
himself an education in the manufacture of high explosives。〃
〃But THE