“It shall be done,” he said.
He summoned his orderly.
“Have General Surgoff brought back here,” he commanded.
The orderly saluted and moved away. He was back a few moments later followed by the deposed commander.
“And what do you want with me now?” demanded the latter somewhat aggressively.
“If I were you,” returned General Burgoff quietly, “I would adopt another tone. That kind of talk will do you no good and I am likely to change my mind regarding what disposition I shall make of you.”
“Influenced by this Englishman, perhaps,” sneered General Surgoff, with a malevolent look at Jack.
“Hardly,” was the grim reply. “Surgoff, I have decided that it is unnecessary to take you before the Czar. I shall attend to your case myself.”
“You mean that I shall be put to death?” exclaimed the other. “Certainly you dare not shoulder such a responsibility.”
“I dare anything,” was the reply. “But such is not my intention. No; I shall simply turn your command over to your immediately subordinate and allow you to go free, first commanding that you leave Siberia immediately.”