The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-15
Chapter SO
THE LEGION ARRIVES

IH6 6E1tON AuhtN6o
STyHE bugles
y The crisp. clear. rousiug notes
Of the silyervoiced If brazen.
tongued bugles. The very sound OF
them did one good, thought Mar
gaFet. Bracing, like q cold bath.
after the noises of the shrill native
instruments. The breath Of the
bugles. albeit foreign bngles, was
as a breath from home.
Foreign bugles. Bugles Of the
Foreign Legion. otho's Regiment.
Il was entirely possible that
there might be a man In that de,
tachment. marching far below,
through the Mekazzen city. march
ing up to this very Citadel. who had
known Ohio. All Of them would
know OF Ohio Belleme, anyhow-the
man who had defeated the Senegal
lese boxer (who had fought and
beaten the champion OF Europe) In
what must have been one OF the
finest and stubbornest fights ever
seen. That was what the Echo
F0rGn had called 1t, anyhow.
Would It be possible to get to
know some of the men. and to find
out II any OF them had known him ?
II the detachment left Mekaszen
before she did. It might be the
quickest way Of getting a letter
20 him.
But why should the detachment
leave Mekazzen before she did?
Why should she not leave with
them-or at least moro or less I'M
der their convoy and protection?
This Major RiccolI, whose &C
quaintance Herr Schlacht was anx-
ious for her to make. might prove
most useful.
II he would help her to escape.
could she not follow the detach-
ment wherever It went, until It
reached civilization again--or with,
in a camel-journey OF civilization
Anything to get away from this sin.
lister terrifying prison.
After all. this Riccoli was an "of.
fcer and a gentleman" OF sorts. pre-.
sumably: and he and his men were
Europeans with whom a white
woman would be safe. Yes, surely.
she could manage Major Riccoli. II
only he could. and would. procure
her a camel and what little else was
necessary.
Swiftly completing her tollat, she
locked her homogeneous looking
dressing-case. unbarred her door,
and ran down the steep and narrow
flight OF steps to the point OF van.
tage whence she could see the sol.
diers march into the citadel.
Yes-there they came an otilcer
riding ahead--he must be- the PEI
culiar Major Riccoli--thsn the bu.
glera blowing their march. then
the little column with tall non.
commissioned ofaceF In 'front.'
How awaggeringly smart self
confident, up-staHding and alert.
steady and strong. marching along.
like the boys Of the old Hrigade''--
like the guards themselves for
style. beaFin- and discipline
Eut on. how dusty and dirty.
weary and worn and hollow-eyed
they looked. IN spite Of their brave
swaggeE
Margaret felt q ruah and slow Of
emotion. A feeling IN the throat.
and Q tear. vsry foolish.
othe's Regiment
Later that day. . lalI. broad.
shouldersd young legionnaire stood
on sentry outside the guaFd.room
BY the quarters allotted to the dc.
tachmenL
WNoHN4a aAANNne HluauN0 anu
cleaned. his aee0utrements "a
bn. mt and smart as "spleand.pol.
Tab" could mako than. be looked
the picture OF Q soldier. q tough.
hard ilghtingman. an old campaign.
e. though q young man.
Hluesyed. handsome. fair though
sunhurnt. with ariatOcratic tea
tuFsa. hs looked q very toFeeful per
soa. q man Of great strength Of
character as well - Of body
A woman. bearing . Jar of water
On Der right shoulder. crossed the
vast courtyard. passed near the
sentry. drew her veil across her
lace and one eye and had . good
look a. him with the other
Han6aoma she decided. white
and beautiful ~ Saeira." as they
say IA Mogador. What did q mat
tsr ~ Der whether he we're French,
Spanish Rngllsh pr Germany she
vas not tie Lady 10 lsa Beth 81
Ain knyhnw. the soldier was one