thinks that's safest, because it's over the border and there won't be
any British officers to interfere. Somewhere up the Lebanon Valley,
after most of the passengers have left the train, looks good to him.
But I think he knows who you are."

"Yes, he knows me. Go on."

"And He's afraid you'll get help and forestall him. So he's going to
watch Ramsden like a cat watching a mouse-hole, and he's going to watch
you too. And if anybody tries to interfere at Haifa, or if men get on
the train between Haifa and Damascus who look like being accomplices of
yours, he's going to murder Ramsden there and then, seize the letter,
and make a jump for it! You see, he's one of those mean fellows--a
regular dog-in-the-manger; he'd rather get caught by the police and
hanged for murder than let anybody else get what he's after. Oh,
believe me, I didn't trust him! I laughed when he made his proposal to
me."

"Now that is very interesting," said Yussuf Dakmar. "To tell you the
truth I had a little experience with him last night myself. He came on
me by accident in a certain place, and we conversed. I pretended to
agree with him for the sake of appearances, but I formed a very poor
opinion of him. Well, suppose we put him out of the way first; how
would that be? You look like a strong man. Suppose you watch for an
opportunity to push him off the train?"

"Oh, that would never do!" Jeremy answered, shaking his head from side
to side. "You mustn't forget that Indian who sits in the corridor. It
was you yourself who told me he is an Administration spy. If he
suspects you already, he will suspect me for having talked with you, and