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Will Bonner
the car and be able to view the pier," Will suggested to Ed, "in the meantime, I'll
find the best place for the recorder."
With everything in situ Will checked the operation of the transmitter from the
location on the hill and it worked fine, much to Ed's delight. It would not be
necessary now for a dry run at this location as the whole affair would be under his
control, but the planting of the device on the boat at Port Melbourne, by an agent,
would have to be verified.
On the drive back home Will discussed once again the procurement of the
recordings for his own use. "Do you possess a reel-to-reel tape recorder?"
"Yes, but it's too big for surveillance work."
"I wasn't thinking of surveillance. It would be much more practical to transfer
the wire spools to tape. The flexibility would be apparent."
"Can I do the transfer easily?"
"Yes, I can provide you with the patching leads, you can then just loan me the
tape. I wouldn't need the wire recorder, my contact would have reel-to-reel."
"As you wish, we can sort it all out when we get the results."
The dry run at Port Melbourne went well which surprised everyone and it was
now only a matter of sweating it out until the day arrived. Will's interest in sound
reproduction had been building for some time and he was now a member of the
Institute of Recording Engineers. Ironically, the Institute held it's meetings a few
doors away from the restaurant that Ed frequented.
Amongst other things Will was now cutting his own discs and had a small
recording studio and workshop at home. His outside activities were accepted by
Dorothy, consequently, the comings and goings at odd times were never suspect.
The forthcoming addition to the family was never very far from his mind and it
conflicted drastically with his association with the organization and it's dangers to
himself or his family.
These thoughts were prevalent as he arose in the early hours of Sunday
morning for the surveillance of the first Croat meeting. It was warm but the sun had
not yet appeared. After collecting what was required and placing the items in his
car he returned to the bedroom to say goodbye to Dorothy, hoping that she had
awakened, but she was still fast asleep. Bending down he kissed her gently on the
cheek and then left the house and got into his car. Releasing the brake lever he let
the car roll to the end of the long sloping drive before starting it to prevent waking
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