"008 (B018) - The Sargasso Ogre (1933-10) - Lester Dent" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robeson Kenneth)

The man backed of the door did not waste time. He shoved a hand through the bars. The hand was gloved. It held a folded paper.



"Give this note to the guy. It's a bait to make him go with you without suspecting anything. I don't care where you do the job, or how you do it. But pick a good spot."



"Trust your servant."



"0. K. Now, beat it!"



"Four thousand piastres," Pasha Bey reminded gently.



"You'll get your pay when the job is done!" growled the hidden man.



"Half; now," suggested Pasha Bey, who knew it was sometimes difficult to collect from those who wanted murder done.



There was silence while the unseen man thought it over. Then the gloved hand again appeared. It held a hundred dollar bill-the approximate equivalent of two thousand piastres. At current exchange, a piastre was worth about a nickel.



Pasha Bey stowed the money in his burnoose. "I will come here for the other half-and to tell you the man is dead."



"Are you sure you've got his name down pat-Major Thomas J. Roberts? Long Tom Roberts."



"I know."



"0. K. You may see a big, bronze-looking guy around. Steer clear of him."



"Very well."