“Why should you tantalize me?”
“I don’t know. I believe I have not been myself since I first saw my terrible uncle in New York,” she replied.
“Do you really think Ajeeb has killed his prisoner?”
“I know nothing about it any more than you do.”
“When did you see your uncle last?” asked Burt.
“Yesterday.”
“Did you speak of Henry Stolburst?”
“Yes; uncle said he was satisfied Henry Stolburst could not return the Eye of Jobu.”
“Did he say anything further?”
“Yes; he said he was tired of keeping the man a prisoner.”