Ashah’s simitar described a circle in the air.

Stolburst’s torture had begun!

CHAPTER VIII.
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.

We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.

“So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”

“Haven’t I just said so?”

“You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”

“Why not?”

“Ajeeb will kill him for taking the diamond,” said Enoch.

“Suppose Stolburst tells the pagan we have the stone?”