The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-10
Chapter 26 HERR SCHLACHTS PROPOSAL

Chapter 26
 HERR SCHLACHT'S PROPOSAL
 What? How do you know that he ?"
 "Ah!"
 And Herr Schlacht wagged a stout forefinger at Margaret. "You appeal to your husband for help Ithen?"
 How do you know he 2"
 "Ah! .. watch our friend Raj sul like mouse watches cat; I see his fiddle game to make the young Herr yer drunk, and when Papa Maligni say,
 "'I am fiddle tipsish, but this naughty boy yer tipsy, help me put him in my room so as not to shock n1ze fiddle Anglisch wife, I say,
 'Ja, ja. Yer goot, and then I come back and watch Raisul. And my servant, who looks like yer stu pid Moor and is yer clever Arab. watch too. So I know"
 Margaret felt a strong inclina- tion to sit down.
 1 T t'lnk you yer brave girl, and admire, respectfully much. Yer brave, yer clever. Look see, I am not what you call in your beautiful language dam-flirt, isn't it? Lady, kisser =. no lady-killer, isn't it? l haf dearly beloved wife whom I dearly believe, God bless. waiting for me at my home. So I only ad- mire most respectful, and wish to help. And you help me. You tell me all t'ings you know, and I be your friend. No? Isn't it?"
 What sort of things?"
 "Joost anyting that habbens in this Castle; anyt'ing you hear the Kaid is going to do, or anyting you hear Pedro Maligni is going to do, or the good Raisul.D
 They are hardly likely to con- suit me, or inform me beforehand, are they?p
 ''No, no But they may consult the young Herr Jules, your hus- band, or inform him beforehand, and he might tell you.'
 Do you think it likely I should repeat anything to you that my husband told me of other peoples laffairs?p 4
 Yes, II 1t were more better so Tor your husband and you, and. II, In return for what you have toldl me, have told you t'ings usefulsI perhaps to save yourself, perhaps 10 save the life of the young Herr Jules"
 And pray how should his life be. in danger?"
 Everyone's life here is in dan- ger. The Kaid and Raisul from the French and Spaniard, whom they will defy and fight; Herr Pedro and Herr Jules from Raisul and the Lady zainub, if they offend-es- pecially Herr Jules, if the Lady 1a1nub t'ink perhaps he kill Raisul or the Kaid himself.
 My life is in danger. if all I promise does not habben, or if oth- Ter Government send other emis- sary, and he t'ink I am in the way: or perhaps Moorish officers oet jealous if Kaid put me over them ana listen to me in council.
 Even ladies lifes in danger. Lady Ell ISa Beth el Ain, if zainug get jealous about all Maligni fam fly; Lady zainub herself, if Kaid say, Time I get new wife. this pattern old-fashioned. Sara latest model.
 @sara's life in danger, if Lady zainub say,
 I must keep her a good girl the only good girls are dead girls, ,
 In spite of herself, Margaret smiled, and against reason and cir cumstance, she instinctively and lntuitively liked and trusted this amazing person, whose knowledoe was phenomenal, uncanny. and whose observations were as dis- turbing as they were convincing
 And I t'ink," continued Herr Schlacht, that, apart from wicked ness of Raisul, the life of yourSelf may be in danger"
 Oh, what nonsense!" exnostu lated Margaret. T never heard s,Icb lot or absurd rubbish and nl
 Look you, my dear young ladv you are not now in London or green peaceful England. You ara Ill place uncivilized, and among people barbarous, where migbt is Iright, and there is no law but will ana desire. Joost that much law And all mans motto is What Q man dares, he may do.'
 So l tink, I fear, you yourself,s He IS In danger, from jealousvp
 And who on earth should bo jealous of me?' asked Margaret
 You are a Dismal Jimmy 4ar, Schlacht." Ateii NO Never am Jimmy Dismal fTauieln. Always I laugh, out lo,,d or in myself. I am ioos+ eoo,,