The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-01

CARA ~ uelplu6 Luei was Ing 40
ply.
Look here" said Margaret AN
griIy, rising from the divan. "This
is all nonsense. Where's my hus.
band? I'm going to him now. l in.
sist.n
The Lady Ell lisa Beth el Ain
smiled tolerantly.
"People don't insist here. my
child" shn said mo one does that
except the Kaid--or zaiuub and
Raisul through the Kaid. Insistl'
repeated 81 Isa Beth I'll Ain, and
laughed gently.
sWhere Is Jules2" asked Mar.
garet, Hghting back a slowly rising
tide Of fear. cold and horrible.
"Up here. in my husbands bed.
room"
where's .hat?p
Through there" replied Ell lisa
Beth 81 Ain. pointing to a small
door in q Moorish horseshoe set.
ting, opposite to the one by which
she had entered.
Without further remark. Mar.
garet ran 10 the door. only to find
It entirely devoid Of any kind OF
handle, latch, belt or Reyhole-and
entirely immoyable.
Having pushed with all her
strength. and thrown herself
against the door as heavily as size
could. Margaret rushed across to
the other one. determined to find a
way round. Pulling back the cur.
tain that hung on the inner side OF
| the thick wall. she tried to open
the door. This also was immogable.
presumably locked from without.
Hammering upon the heavy mass
of wood. endeavoring to shake 1t.
Margaret realized that she was
panic-strlcken: tina. the cold tide OF
fear was rising higher and higher.
This would not do. She must not
lose control, Panic was never any
good TO anybody. She must be cool.
and wary. and brave.
She turned back Into the room.
SIS this q trap" she said.
"A trap?" smiled Ell lisa Beth ei
Ain. "Of course IT'S not. Don't be
SO absurd. You came here OF your
own free win, and you can go when.
ever you like"
lump over that balcony. do you
mean7" asked Margaret.
IF you wish. But II would be
pleasanter to give the signal to
Hassan el Miskeen that we want
the door open. You knock .wice
quickly and three times slowly. and
hard, for Hassan 10 getting q little
deaf and might not hear knuckles.
Use the handle se that dagger. r
And I'll lisa Beth Ell Ain pointed
to whore. on . table. lay q large
dagger with hilt and sheath Of
heavy cut steel. the top OF the han
die lattened out into the shape OF
an open fan, and the end Of the
sheath curved sharply round In a
small semi.circle.
1 Margaret picked up the dagger.
THANK you." she said. Gould
you give me this2 Might l take It
with met"
Certainly. Souvenir to take home
when you co.
| Margaret hung In doubt for a
moment. and then came to q de.
cision.
"Tll tell you something" she said.
-and then perhaps you.ll under.
stand--if you didn't before-why
Insist on being with my husband.
LAST night. knowing that my
husband was not there. Raisul
came 10 my bedroom and insalted
me uubellesabiy, unspeakab1y. /.
Made love to me- p
"Ralsul did2s
yes. Raisnls
| aHe made love to your"
-Insulted me. said. Told me that
he loved me. and that he :. :"
"only told yonf"
-0nly? Yes"
| "Iow did you get rid OF him.
thenY"
1T was quite dark In the room.
and told him I would shoot him
II he did not go. pretended | had
a pistol. Could set one?''
NO you couldn't. And you'd bet.
ter not take Tat knife II you're
thinking Of stahbing Raisui."
thinking Il stahhlng himg OF
course I'd stab him or anybody else
who came into my room in the
night and -"
"WelL you'd hettar stab anyone
else. then. Don't stab Fsaisnl. unless
you want 70 suffer q more terrible
death than you can imagine. The
Kaid would :"
"rd rather suffer the terrible
death"
And Juies7 And his father, my
husband2 And 1 his motherf Are
We al to die. because you're . silly
English Miss. cold and nat and
SKINNY Can't ron take . joker
tcesyrSTAa 1889. 2 a. SaaA.s cs.,
II
| Margaret finds herself locked IN
- lsa Beth 81 Aims raons,