CHAPTER XV

HOW THE BIG SPOOF WAS WORKED

Muscle training on novel lines--How not to be blindfolded-- Artificially developed frontal muscles--The advantage of possessing a prominent proboscis--Following one’s nose--I study boots--A Sherlock Holmes of footwear--Acting blind --Not so easy as it sounds--Queer happenings at Halifax-- A mishap at Leeds--Police stop the performance--A curious mischance at Bath--Ingenious explanations to account for the feat--Invisible wires--Guided by bugle calls--Following the scent 213