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Updated: April 30, 2025
That Pobloff might have the bank-notes with him was a contingency; that he would carry about with him two thousand napoleons was an absurdity. And Durkin knew the money had not been deposited to ascertain that had been part of his day's work.
She knew the key had already been turned in the lock, from the outside; the only thing between her and the freedom of the open hall was one small bolt shaft. But before she could open the door Pobloff, with a little grunt of startled rage, was upon her. She fought and scratched like a cat.
"It is obvious that he isn't, for then it would be quite unnecessary to send out any such messages by wireless." "But supposing it's Pobloff?" "Didn't you say that Pobloff would never follow us out of Europe?" "But even if it's Keenan?" she persisted. "Then you must remember that you are Miss Allen, at your old trade of picking up little art relics for wealthy families in England and America.
"And you got the money?" "Only half of it. They hedged, and said the other half could not be paid until Pobloff's arrest. Jim, we must be on our guard against that man." "Pobloff doesn't count!" ejaculated Durkin impatiently. "It's Keenan we have to have our fight with he's the man, the offender, we want! that means only two hundred and fifty pounds!" "But that is money honestly made!"
Even now there may be spies in the shrubbery." She put her hand on his arm. It was too much. In an instant, despite her feeble struggle, the ardent musician grasped the creature that had tantalized him since morning, and kissed her a dozen times. His head whirled. Pobloff! Pobloff! a voice cried in his brain and only yesterday you left your Luga, your pretty pigeon, your wife!
"I must be a queer-looking bird to this Turk and her keeper probably some Georgian going to a rich Mussulman's harem in company with his eunuch," Pobloff repeated to himself. A gong was banged. Before its strident vibrations had ceased troubling the thin morning air, the train began to move slowly out of Kerb. Pobloff again was glad.
The sound of footsteps passing down the hallway caused the intruder to draw back and listen. He turned quickly, waited, and came to a quick, new decision. Before doing so, however, he re-examined the room more critically. This Prince Ignace Slevenski Pobloff was, obviously, a man of taste.
"And the prince?" he queried. The prince was away hunting by moonlight, and could not be seen for at least a day. In the interim, Pobloff was told to make himself at home, as became such a distinguished composer and artistic plenipotentiary of Balakia's king. Then he was bowed out of the chamber, down the low malachite staircase, into his supper room.
The air was fresher than down in the malarial valley, where stood the shining towers of Balak; he could see them pinked by the morning sun and low on the horizon. All together he was glad.... Hello, this must be Kerb! A moment later Pobloff bellowed for the guard; he had shattered the electric annunciator by his violence.
And there were many turbaned pagans and some veiled women mixed with the crowd. The sparkling of bright colours and bizarre costumes did not disturb Pobloff, who had lived too long on anonymous borders, where Jew, Christian, Turk, Slav, African, and outlandish folk generally melted into a civilization which still puzzled ethnologists.
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