CHAPTER XXIV

Fordyce's Two Visitors A seemingly very slight incident will frequently alter the course of a man's career, and throw his time-table completely out of gear. It was thus in the case of Ernz von Verbrennungsraum, otherwise the trusted and respected Town Councillor Mindiggle of Otherport. When he vainly attempted to trade upon Noel Fordyce's affection for his dog, Mindiggle had no intention of proceeding to Russia. It was only after his conversation with his fellow-conspirator, Boris Platoff, that he decided to go to…