“Neither is he. The man has great learning, and bears a high name among the people here and in Europe.”
“What’s his name?”
“Henry Stolburst.”
“The African explorer?”
“The same.”
“Ajeeb, my friend,” said Barry, “I think you have undertaken to crack a very hard nut.”
“No,” smiled the Abyssinian. “I shall not fail in this matter.”
“Does Stolburst suspect your purpose?”
“I told him all about it.”
“That was foolish; he has probably told some one else of your threat.”