As regards details of the Pollenport Expedition, Bryan was hazy He had been only thirteen at the time, and he was about to question his brother when Digby suddenly spoke.
“I’ve got it!” he exclaimed. “Lord Sanderlake!”
“Sanderlake?” echoed Bryan. “But why him in particular?”
In fact, he found Digby’s suggestion puzzling. He only knew Lord Sanderlake as the proprietor of the Daily Messenger, and he instinctively felt that it would be a mistake to hand over their secret to the popular Press. If they did that, the whole thing would probably be taken out of their hands and all they’d get out of it was a miserable cheque for a hundred or so.
Daily Messenger, “Well, I suggest Sanderlake,” said Digby, “because he was the original instigator of the Pollenport Expedition. Didn’t you know that?
