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barring the fact that they arc activ-e and he is sleepy, and 
that they've got their guns loaded." 
" What about the Germans here ? " I asked. 
Blenkiron laughed. " It is no sort of a happy family. But 
the Young Turks know that without the German boost 
they'll be strung up like Haman, and the Germans can't 
afford to neglect any ally. Consider what would happen if 
Turkey got sick of the game and made a separate peace. The 
road would be open for Russia to the /Egean. Ferdy of 
Bulgaria would take his depreciated goods to the other market 
and not waste a day thinking about it. You'd have Rumania 
coming in on the Allies' side. Things would look pretty 
black for that control of the Near Ea-st on which Germany 
has banked her winnings. Kaiser says that's got to be pre- 
vented at all costs, but how is it' going to be done ^ " 
filenkiron's face had become very solemn again. " It 
won't be done unless Germany's got a trump card to play. 
His game's mighty near bust, but it's still got a chance. And 
that chance is a woman and an old man. I reckon our land- 
lady has a bigger brain than Enver and Liman. She's the 
real boss of the show. When I came here I reported to her 
and presently you've got to do the same. I am curious as to 
how she'll strike you, for I'm free to admit that she impressed 
me considerable." 
" It looks as if our job was a long way from the end," I said. 
" It's scarcely begun," said Blenkiron. 
That talk did a lot to cheer my spirits, for I realised that 
it wa.s the biggest of big game we were hunting this time. I'm 
an economical soul, and if I'm going to be hanged I want a 
good stake for my neck. 
Then began some varied experiences. I used to wake up 
in the morning, wondering where I should be at night, and 
yet quite pleased at the uncertainty. Greenmantle became 
a sort of myth with me. Somehow I couldn't fix any idea 
in my head of what he was hke. 
We led a peaceful existence. Our servants were two of 
Sandy's lot, for Blenkiron had very rightly cleared out the 
Turkish caretakers, and they worked like beavers under Peter's 
eye till I reflected I had never been so well looked after in 
my life. I walked about the city with Blenkiron, keeping 
my eyes open, and speaking very civil. The third night we 
were "bidden to dinner at Moellendorff's, so we put on our 
best clothes and set out in an ancient cab. Blenkiron had 
fetched a dress suit of mine, from which my own tailor's label 
had been cut and a New York one substituted- 
General Liman and Metternich, the Ambassador, had gov.e 
up the hne to Nish to meet the Kaiser, who was touring in 
those parts, so MoeUendorff was the biggest German in the 
city. He was a thin foxy-faced fellow, cleverish but mon- 
strously vain, and he was not very popular either with the 
Germans or the Turks. He was very polite to both of us, 
but I am bound to say that I got a bad fright when I catered 
the room, for the first man I saw was Gaudian. 
(To be continuefi) 
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