The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-16
chapter 10 I
HoMHELLl, OR LANGEAc?

GERGEANT-MAIOR WITTORELr
all himself thereafter enter
tanned she messenger. who seemed
deeply interested in The men and
ways Of the post. and. after sunset,
lantern in hand. escorted him to
the gate, and saw him out into the
night.
A the Moor swung down the hill
side TO where his camels, were
tethered, q mile or SO from the fort,
he frowned IN deep thought,
"It might be a genuine COUP" he
unused. "It might And then again, If
I know my Riccoli, my budding Ma.
poleon . :? We shall see"
With . ragged tough-looking
man, clad In a goat-hair cloak
whom he addressed as Pierrepont,
but who appeared to be but q dirty
Arab camel-driver, he discussed the
matter at some length, and In the
French tongue, az they drank COT
Tee together.
Wonder IL Langeac win have
any difficulty In joining us tonight?"
mused the dirty cameI-driver,
changing the subject.
mot he, my dear Pierrepont. Or
Il he has any difficulty. he'll over
come e."
Both men laughed 4
'.He saw you all right todayY
s'He did
-And you're sure he recognized
goufe
"QuIte. We fairly exchanged
aIances - after I'd made the
km....
'sXes. :. Langeae viii be With us
hy-and.bys" he continued. @and
then we'll get OF as soon as pos
able.H
sLangsac's the clever one, smiled
The dirty councilman.
~cIeyes a. the dsYil.. agreed the
ether.
The two sinpsd their coffee in
hlonee Cor q whiln.
what are ron laughing afr En-
CURED the camefdrlveH
~Thinking Of Riccoli'R face when
( confront him with Langeac.v
MAY / be there 10 see" braathed
lhe Councilman fervently.
Sensation n
Nine daya' wonder.
An interest IN life at lask--an alb
Dolute tonic and . marvellous cure
u incipient sun madness.
Domhelli had not lived IN vain
OR he had deserted IN the night
ana given les leDi0Rm0ires some
thing TO talk about
At least, he was missing from his
post and he could hardly have van
ished into thin afr. been spirited
away kidnapped.
'sWhat o FOOLS said les IdgtoH-
Raises 80 one man.
Where on earth did he think no
could set to. from there7 How long
did he think he was going to live
IN that desert without water9
The silly lunatic knew what a
terrible business q had been for
the properly.equipped section to
reach the spot where they had
bnilt the post
And how long did he suppose ne
yes going TO escape the attention.
md attentlonA Of the Arabs-sBed,
Duin. Touareg. Hoggar raiders.
Moorish mountaineeTBf What did
hn suppose they'd DO to him when
they eanght him. IS most assnredly
theY wouldf
The poor pitlaAlo silly fool. what
worse apot could he have chosen IN
ali Africa. from which to attempt
"a Desert
And what . queer thing too that
q man who ohviously stood high
n tie favor Of the seFgsankAaior
nhoald 1esertl 4 man who was
never ~foR H. never n eella. never
Il trouble % any sort--a man more
oReE. with good pickings a. IN ON.
eer'n servant
Wen well--it they'd been told
thAa one Of the Section was going 20
oesorA Tie very last man they
woula have expected to DO 90
woala have been Major Riccoli's or
derry.
Nor. it transpired. was tAak the
eueerest thing about this queer
Business. for II soon became known
that Bombelli had deserted nm
Rrmed.
Absolutely uaarmed: for before
fOing over the wall ne had Ieant