“Now,” said Kidd, “I have one greater to fear than the detective.”
“Who?”
“Guess who I saw to-day?”
“Give it up.”
“Ajeeb, the head ‘cocalorum’ of the temple of Jobu, and you can bet he is onto Henry Stolburst. Next he’ll get onto us, and then there will be music.”
CHAPTER VI.
AJEEB’S NEW ALLY.
“Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
“Why?”
“Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours. That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
“What do you mean by spoiling my voice?” the girl asked.