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ha ! from our frien 's , th ' enemy . We pipes this little game ourself , an ' we wins , too , if we succeed in keepin ' th ' police from gettin ' nex ' to anything they 'd mistake for a clue . '' Phil thought long and hard before sitting down at noon to write to Dickey Savage . He disliked calling for help in the contest , but with a bandaged arm and the odds against him , he finally resolved that he needed the young New Yorker at his side . Dickey was deliberation itself , and he was brave and loyal . So the afternoon 's post carried a letter to Savage , who was still in London , asking him to come to Brussels at once , if he could do so conveniently .