Part 11 (1/2)
”Now let them up!” she said
The Arabs lifted us to our feet
”Loose them!”
The expert of the three slipped the knots like a wizard doing parlor tricks; but I noticed that the other two held their knives extremely cautiously We should have been dead o! Unless Lord Montdidier agrees with me, the only safety for any of you is away froive you your answer now!” said Will
”No, you don't!” said I, re and ask no questions ”Co back!”
”Right you are!” he said, laughing like a boy again--this tiht has been broken off without his seeking or consent
Like me, he pulled out a handkerchief and wiped blood froht of his own blood--even such a little trickle as that--has peculiar effect an a 's ear!” he growled to ether
”They're all in there!” I said excitedly, when the door slaun! I'll hold the door while you run for police and have 'em arrested!”
”Piffle!” he said ”Coainst us two--come away! Come away!”
Monty and Fred were still out, so ent to our own roo,” I said, ”what Monty will say”
”I' to tell Monty a blessed word! See here--she thinks she knohere soovernment of German East Africa is in on the deal, and maybe not; that makes no present difference She thinks she's wise And she has fixed up with the Sultan to have hiet a fat slice of the et the stuff, ho should come on the scene but our little party, and that ainst Remember: she claimed that she knows Monty and he knows her She means by that that he knows she's a desperado, and she thinks he'll draw the line at a trip that promises murder and blackmail and such like dirty work So she puts a scare into us with a view to our throwing a scare into hi to be that da!”
”How about Coutlass the Greek?” said I ”D'you suppose he's her accomplice?”
”Maybe! One of her dupes perhaps! I suspect she'll suck him dry of information and cast hi him She can't use me! Shall you tell Monty?”
”No,” I said ”Not unless we both agreed”
He nodded ”You and I weren't born to what they call the purple
We're no diplo”
”Here come Monty and Fred,” said I ”Is my neck still bloody? No, yours doesn't show”
We met the
”Fred has coht on Zanzibar roadstead while you felloere merely after-dinner mundane D'you suppose the landlord 'udit?”
”Let's hope so!” said Will ”I' for a row like they say drovers in Monty's country itch for ht whoever comes!”
Monty eyed him and me swiftly, but made no cole wants its Bowery!
We'll soothe the foith thoughts of other things--where's the concertina?”