“I wish such was the case.”
“When did Burt Cromwell tell you?”
“When he arrested me at Quick’s.”
“Well, if Stolburst told the Abyssinian of me having stolen the stone, I may find myself in a pretty pickle.”
“You may be sure he told him.”
“Then I guess the best thing I can do is to skip out of New York.”
“Are you so very afraid of Ajeeb?”
“You can just bet I am afraid of him!” replied Kidd.
“I’ve heard you boast more than once you did not fear any man living.”
“I meant no ordinary man; this Ajeeb is a demon.”