"What did he speak of? What are you here for? You were released upon condition that you leave this country. I suppose you know I can put you in the way of spending several years in an American jail."
"I had intended going, but I received his orders and had to come to him. So I escaped from the steamship, and returned to Newport."
"Did you want to come?"
"No, I am sick of the service. It is all work and danger and no credit. He receives it all."
"Then why did you obey his orders?"
Yeasky raised his shoulders and smiled significantly.
"Siberia," he said. "The arms of such as Koltsoff are very long in cases of those who fail them."
"What did Koltsoff want you here for?"
"To confer with me. He thought we would be safe from spies here. When I saw you I hoped to get an order for the return of the Austrian plans."
"Ump! You nearly succeeded. Did you tell Koltsoff I suspected him?"