The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-25

beard" expoStulaten H1ccOn.
tfIe had. So had ], an hour ago.
And have fat face when think ]
will"
"And You came to the post, from
the Kaid?'
81 certainly came from Mekazzsn. !"
"Then you came from the Kaid.
No one could go to and fro from here
without his knowledge and consent
"Or that of his trusted and all
powerful adviser and Vizier, the
Senior Pedro Maligni"
aOh, hot You.g at him that way.
did you?"
II did. AS you got AT him through,
Raisul' A
sThen the Kaid Is fooling yeu.i
LIE Sage
mo. The other way about, I'm
afraid, Major Riccoli. Now If you
had said that Raisul and the Kaid
are fooling you >. J"
Nonsense, lie Sage. It is I who
am 'fooling them. Talk sense. I hold
the Kaid in the hollow Of my hand,
He thinks l am here to Join him, to
support him, to fight for him. I and
my men are to serve his ends, the
fool. He and his men are TO serve
mfne.P
"And France?" inquired LIE Sage,
softly.
"France? She will be glad and
proud to make terms with me he.
fore lopg-when j am the inyincAble
Sultan Of Morocco, head OF the, vast
Pan-Islamic s..
Eyes, yes. I know It all, Major Ric.
coli. You're still riding that horse.
are you?"
Riccoli smiled.
"Join me-" said he. Join me, and
have q career worth having. Have
destiny, something finer than retir.
| ing as a fat Colonel, to. grow cab
bages in a French village. Join me,
and / will make you General. a
Field Marshal, a King. What die
Napoleon make Of his Marats and
Bernadottes? II he could make
walters. llostiers, private soldiers.
into Kings, what could not ] make
of your"
"Why, Q damned traitor. That te
what you could make OF me. Major
Ricccli, II put myself unreservedlv
in your clean and honest hands.P
"StiIl riding that horse, are Your
sneered Riecoii.
eYes, for France"
sand what will France give you.
lie Sage? "A cabbage-patch. Well.
we'll, you've had your chance"
i've got II. Major Riccoli. and
Pm taking Il Qnite soon,p and again
Colonel lie Sage consulted his watch.
sWeil, I won't bore you for long,
Major Riccoli. / shall be going in a
fnfnite.'
Might one ask where?"
ITO interview the Kaid. BY the
kindness and courtesy OF the helpful
Senior Pedro Maiigni. ] have an IN
terview with the Kaid N his own,
private audience chamber. Priyate
and personal, secret and confiaen-
tial.p
For France?" sneered Riccoli.
"Well, in point OF fact, so In my
Teutonic manifestation or incarna-
tion, in the name and role OF Herr
Schlacht.'"
"But you are quite sure q Is for
France?" asked Riccoli with a sug-
gestive half.sneer.
ooh quite. The Kaid thinks he IL
going to talk to melt is curious
you should have mentioned cab.
bages' once or twice. Riccoii," and
lie Sage broke into English.
aThe time has come
The Kaid has said,
TO talk OF many things:
OF shoes and ships ana sealing-wax
And cabbages and Kings,'
and more particularly as 70 whether
the time hasn't also come for the
German equivalent Of Q quarter Of
q million francs TO turn up, together
with certain guns. rifles. ammnnl-
ton and men. I hope that's how e
goes anyway"
my men?s asked Riceon.
mo, nobody's men. Mythical men.
The German army OF a Kaids
dream"
and may one ask what you ara
going to tell him."
"0h, very little. Only that rive
come to arrest him and send him
over the border FOR trial, on Q charge
Of murder Of French soldiers: the
destruction OF French conveys,
posts and property: and Of waging
unprovoked war upon France"
"And then-might one askf"
smiled Riccoli. kindly indulgent.
"Then your young friend Raisnl."
"oh. you viii seize him. too. will
your
II will"
''0n what charger
"Alding and abetting. Also mar.
der Of French soldiers and subjects. :"
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