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anese were occupied with them, and nobody seemed to notice my presence, so I didn't draw their attention to myself, hoping to stay there long enough to get an idea what was happening."
"I understand," Hereford urged, impatiently.
"Well, I did get something more than a mere idea. Miss Regan was thanking Baraka for having completed his mission."
"Now I do not understand," said Hereford, frowning.
"She was telling Baraka to pack up and go back to Java carrying her acknowledgment to the Soesoehoenan that she had received the emerald."
"She said she had it?" Hereford demanded in amazement.
"No; not in words. But it was very plain
