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"Thank´s matie! I´ve had my share of mishaps myself. A handful of years ago when I was landed in Shanghai , I got in the middle of a criminal racket, fleeing from opium dealers and martial art types. Just barely got away. The Cleopatra saved me then getting me to the safe haven of Boston harbo...

" Sure, Cap! " John shoots at Callum . He holds the door to the cabin open for the newly appointed guide chief. As they leave the Gabrielle John says, " I was planning on going solo down there, when all this racket about getting first to the pole began. How´s it been, the trip from th...

At the Waterside Hotel John arranges so that one of the three pubs on the lower floor is set to accomodate the SS Gabrielle´s party. The financial matter will be taken care of by John trading the cargo held in the Cleopatra as it´s no longer needed. Would fetch a neat sum, I´d guess. He´ll arrange f...

"T he pub is at the bottom of Waterside Hotel on the corner of King and Flinders street. " John looks at the crew present. " I´ll tally off and reserve the best tables for us. They opened at 06.00 so it will be quite crowded now... " He leaves his sack by the entrance and heads i...

" You sure can, Callum! If we´re off climbing the white rockies we´d better be dib and dub with each other." John watches the team leaders Moore and Starkweather. " Are we in a race to the pole with these other expeditions or is that just a press hook?" "If I´ve read between...

" Rhyes.. ", John says as he offers a handshake. " ..pleased to meet ya! He takes a step back giving Callum some space to decide on a reply to the offer just presented. " Sorry to hear ´bout your mate. I´ve been at bay long enough now. It was roundabout ten months since I took Mo...

I have recently discontinued a search for the lost Carlyle expedition. The search took me from New York to the shores of Shanghai. However the search was called off as my skills were needed elsewhere. I´m an investigating agent of the McGee Foundation, Boston. I have a schooner, the Cleopatra, at my...