CHAPTER XI

MAD GAMBLING AND A BIG BRIBE

KALEIDOSCOPE CHANGES IN SECRET SERVICE AGENT'S LIFE--CALLED TO NORWEGIAN CAPITAL FOR ORDERS--ENFORCED IDLENESS--A WAR GAMBLER--HUGE CREDITS--TWISTING THE TAIL OF THE BRITISH LION--AVERTING POSSIBLE WAR--FRENZIED FINANCE--A COLOSSAL BRIBE--TOP-HEAVY ARGUMENT--NEWSPAPER INFLUENCE--A GOOD BARGAIN FOR ENGLAND--MILLIONAIRE IN THREE DAYS 161