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The owner had died and it took some clever work to gain possession of them." "How did you know of their existence?" "It was an accident." Kolinsky answered haltingly. "And your candidate for the crown?" asked the Russian in a slight tone of derision. "Is a Parisian artist. A good-natured fool."
When sufficient time had elapsed for the Russian to make a complete mental note of their appearance, Josef drew the papers away from him, refolded them carefully and replaced them in his pocket. "Kolinsky, you know what will happen should you desert us when once in Krovitch?" Josef was standing near the door. He smiled with supreme indifference.
This ardent subject of Nicholas II had cabled back immediately: "Have here only one man who can. Must have free foot." A reference to a portfolio biography disclosed the operator's name to be Josef Kolinsky. The conversation resulting in this cabled information to the minister had taken place in a private room of the Russian consulate in the French capital between the sub-chief and Kolinsky.
He only half waited for the assenting nod as he queried, "They are in Paris?" "Yes." Kolinsky smiled at the other's undisguised astonishment that he would admit so much. The sub-chief drew himself together, then turned sternly to his subordinate. "See here, Kolinsky, that's impossible.
One plan after another had been suggested by the superior only to be torn into threads by the operator. Finally in desperation the sub-chief had demanded that Kolinsky furnish a more practical scheme. A pause followed, in which, with elbows on the table, and flushed, indignant visage, the Russian leaned forward waiting for the compliance of his subordinate.
"Do I get the mission, Excellency?" was the only reply he vouchsafed. "Y-e-s." The superior's single acquiescence was prolonged into three syllables, urged by the acknowledged supreme ability of Kolinsky and restrained by a fear of apprehended duplicity. Aware of this struggle the clever fellow turned back in the doorway to laugh at the other's perplexity.
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