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the launch to be greeted by . » Who Baid: °L nee you've Roythe money—good. Now jet 6 it,” Whatgi aid, “count ax anfition ling atanding up in ihe pouring | 1 Don’t be silty,” That ed to satisfy him, tor I waa Shen allowed back on the Jaunck and introduced to the man in charge. He was called Pietro and was another awarthy Italian who spoke Amoerican-English, . At that point Race: nounced shat I would be going on the trip stone and before could Question thig strange decision the Inunch moved away down the Grané Canal, T set down in the cabin © tink out my next move. Aa. in alidition to the captdin, there RoR Tidvigator and a tadin rater on board, I decitied 19 ove around to try to And out if COUESE. . ' ' Don't move As we moved aut of the Grand _ Canal inte the open sea, T got ap. At once Pietro spoke for the frat time: “Passengers 06 the seat, please, Don't move about.” T began to feel the atmo- ete waa deeidediy un- easant. I suspected # ximple s@ of robbery with violence, t here { was being taken out 0 Fee With & briefcase thet the three men on board thought had in tt £3,000. Fhe map shows Duncan Webb’} ider where the meeting took place fn the Adriatic. oO “ pulled out my| ~~ ee) gun and said: One ‘of you will get it first’s T sat down with one hang of} my briefcase and the otheg on; Tey revolver. 6 launch put on speed, and for the next two hours We gess headed firmly out to sea while the radio operator sat taking} and stnding messages and not’ angther word Was spoken 4 Th was after three o'clock: in} the morning when we slowed: down, end suddeniy I saw the outline of another ship shead. Cautiously we drew slangside if ~a typical dirty Mediterrgnean aster, ‘This, 1 thought, is my moment | of triumph or failure, ‘Out of the other ship emerged | tall fair-hatred man dressed te @ peat cap with ear-fops and a wind-breaker Jackel, He i dlambered an to our launch and the captain, Pietra, said to me: “This is your man.” : {Y ssked what proof he had ! that he wis one of the guards ot Guy Bargess. 4 Bietra alg not lke it. Here's your many now hand over the.) dough," he said in ® rising velce, : ‘When I sill insisted on proof of the jan's identity—he spoge in aR language ing Was certainly not neh, Ttallan, Spanish.gGer- man. or Scandinavian —Pletro gave Bim an order and he produced, & cardboard card. It had & photo= graph of the man on ft, but I did not read the text. I asked for further proof. + ~Pietre got Angry. “What the bell do you want —~ Stalhe te veuch for himt Come on, hand over ceases eee t the dough, He's the guard ail right.” He made a move towards me as if to grah my briefcase; and. at that I pulled out my revolver. “Gut thal out! T said. ‘There was dead silerice on beard with the blond visttor standing almost at attention Gangster talk ‘Then Daaid: “Tf you can 2 jucs evidence that this man guard of Guy Burgess, I wht) he te paid fér helping Bus- eReADe: id Burgess. te too, wil get the moncy he | wants. But Im‘paying nothing tl Eve got “ Pietro became & Hitie more friendiy then. In best American gangeter style he said: — “We're here to do businers, but there are all Sort of guys who've got to be paid off. We need the dough to pay then before they! do anything.” “Then prove it and TH pay,” Y said, still with fhe gun point ing at Pietro, * ‘Theres was ® mutiered con- yersation between them, then Pietro sald: “if we prove that is guy "meaning the blond “tg cloge 1 Burgess will u hand over the dough? ” “Yes,” I said. Then the guard went back te the other ahip. After B few minutes he eame back end Rad ‘@ jong talk to Pietro. He then anid to me; “This will prove this business fs en the wrandup, Hex got 8 special ynessage from your man and if you know hint youll know it’s genuine. Iva in Hallan, but PU translate 3; Nsten—— Tell J.P. H, that the plain er Sevel must remain on Ainished and ane of her crea- > dors in frizhtened that he will toan be sent to join ihe level or plane. 4." ‘Then he‘ breks of, saying: “Ym not so hot on this trans lating stuff.” asked him to write down the fessaye for me in Italen, fe dso and I cotid make noth i 1 Sid mot recognise the { Ditinia J.P. Hand T could yok i Understand the.text, ‘pnd Pietro glaring at me, Then. ABE: TPR L saidi-— “You may te out te kill me | ut, before you do, angtef you + il go Brat. I'm reserging the + rst ome for you. Pietroff and I | id hun to explain to tie guard net T meant husiness.' $ Outburst > J sald: “Ite no good. wen't pay on that = it wes ansther outburst-of fury, ab I decited to tel them the truth. “You're wasting your time.’ 3 said, “ this brief-case ts fuit of nothing bub newspaper. Ive gat no money with me,” i Bietre went white with i anger and T felt he was ahont © to spring on me. 1 waved him back with my revolver. “There's io Catch in this really." I paid, “I'l pay every penny of the money if you'll produce Burgess or one of his guards. I'l go hack to Venice and get it without delay... "x up to You." Finally, after another wrarxf>, ietro produced this proposit it “Go back ta Venice afd mg renee ances eck that message, You'll fd 7 HL meags | 4 { ]