The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-13

word, I want you to shove like herp'
Ready, sir" said Andry, gathering
Dicks legs in his mighty arms and
nlling mis- lungs.
Shove ahead!"
, Dick felt the heft Of Andry's shoul-
-ders through his boots-heard the huge
leg muscles crack, as the SIX feet I've
grew straight. His own hands-neck
-shoulders-fiattened and grew numb
against the door-his own leg muscles
nearly burst-and something began 10
give Both men gasped and strained
agaiH-the still hot bIackness shook
and filled with yellow streaks-they
grunted-there was a din beyond Of
scattering chairs and suddenly rutch-
ed feet-and the door went down in a
blaze OF light with a crash and the
swapping Of split woodwork
In an instant they were on their
feet-purple-faced with efrort-hair
Observation-Disclosures in the door
frame. For an instant more they
stared about them, blinking in the
glare of light and trying to get focus
Then 3Andry leaped forward.
Il see the sword" he yelled
But Dicks outstretched arm prevent-
ed him. and he found himself ferlrad
back again. Dick, too. had seen what
Andry had. His eyes were fixed on a
taDle-end at which sat Flint Fared.
The crowd of at least a hundred man
had opened down the middle, and
there was a clear gangway down the
| center OF the room. The sword-out
OF its canvas case--lay in front Of
Flint Fared. and he bltnked from IL
to Dick. and from Dick to. the sword
again.
Dick.
No one moved. Then Dick strobe
forward. suddenly. Andry closing up
1 behind Inc - =
with his own huge bulk In a second
Dick had the sword and was examin-
/ ing It to make sure that the beryI
was still safely in the hilt. 1t was
therei In his glee he swung it. and
| brought it to a whistling, cumming
/ shiver in the air above him:
| "Zindabad Anthony Shahr' yelled
| somebody. And that was Persian, Dick
understood it-knew what it meant
/ In twenty tongues the crowd yelled
out the answer, Long live King An
4 thony!"
f Unthinking-bu possibly with the
vague idea that he was proving own
ershIp-Dick swung the sword aloft
again The crowd yelled a salvo OF
( applause and a fiashlight streamed out
There was no camera visible-onIy a
| suspicious looking box affair in one
far corner Of the room.
These gentlemen said Flint Fared
| standing up, ARE the sworn repre-
lsentatives of sixty-eight thousand arm.
ed men who are at present in secret
rebellion against British rule. The
! movement is orld-wide-it is named
Pan-Islam-but our present plans are
confined to Egypt We have waited
only for a leader. You have beer
! chosen as that leader. You are re.
! CURED to take an oath of allegiance
to our cause-on the Koran-on the
Bible-and on your sword You are re.
quired to swear that when you have
been raised to the throne of Egyp-
you will reign constitutionaIly And
you are required to. commit yourself
in writing before these witnesses. Yor
should sign here"
! Dick threw back his tawny head
and laughed aloud.
You sign. or you die" smiled Flint
Fared.
Flint Fared was about to speak
again, but he was interrupted by q
signal on another door. at the end OF
the room opposite to that through
which Dick and Andry had burst In.
The signal was answered, and an.
| other one replied again. Then the
door opened, and closed again behind
a woman. yelled to her heels in black
Her slippers happened to be pink an,
Dick wondered where-and when-h,
had seen just such slippers.
With a walk that was inimitable-
and vaguely familiar-she Wake,
down a gangway opened through tn,
} crowd, straight UP to Dick. She tap
ped him with fan.
:. You are the uncrowned King o
Egyptr she asserted-in French alou
for all the room to hear. Then sh
: said it again in Italian. and in Eng
} fish, and in Arabic.
: Decidedly uncrownedr' smiled Rich
: ard, not knowing what to say.
You must remain a prisoner unit
a story-a legend we have started
t reaches its required destination.
went out tonight-like ripples of
pond, when a stone is thrown into Il
/ 1t will travel fast In the meanwhile
[ you had better sign. You are offere
? more than you perhaps realize"
, Dick smiled, but did not answer.
3 She turned to the crowd and swer
it with a majestic look.
: Leave me alone to speak to him!
l she ordered
The crowd drew back to the farthes
t wall. But that did not satisfy hel
t she waved them away.
l You have your choice between
kingdom and DEATH said the woman
= standing close and tapping Richar
9 with her fan. She spoke in EngIIs
/. now.
e Thanks awfullyw laughed Dick.
0 You are said to be Iskander, com
{ to life again with Islanders svyort
That is the story that has gone OF
. tonight IN widening rings.
= a week all Egypt will believe it. I
q a month-less. in two weeks-you wi
have all Egypt at your feet-you wi
n be dealing with. the great powers
r acknowledged King of Egypt! ca
you not see that these fools-thes
: weaklings, none of whom dares lead
g will then be your fools-your tools
e you will be king and they your il
struments? Is Richard Anthony afrait
e You were not afraid to speak yo1
!, mind to a high commissioner! Lea
man! Lead on You are known I,
d a rebel! Lead these other rebelsI"
= I'm quite sober" said Dick, ear
y I'm not a drug hend. You've chose
{. the wrong man"
L You're a proud man, aren't you
g she purred You are thinking Of vol
Z honor, nest &c pas? WELT Is gon
- my friend, and you must win it bas
n againi Yes-gonel You have be-
fashlight photographed with yo
i; sword aloft in the center Of the
rebels! Whether you consent to lei
? or no, that photograph hangs ov
le youi That photograph alone wou
8. hang. you-high as Haman-unless "
ID lead, and win, win, VIM
ID 7 wouldn't lead such an outfit
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