The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-07
Chapter 2s

Chapter 26
HERR scHLAcHT's PROPOSAL
WHAT How do you know that
/" he :. Z"
And Herr sehlacht wagged Q
stout forefnger at Margaret .You
appeal to your husband for help
thenfP
%FoE DO y0g knew Re:;;f"
sAhl = wasch our friend Raj
sui IKE mouse watches cat: ] ace
bis lddle game to make the young
Herr YER drunk, and when Papa
Maligni say.
ar am liddle tipsish, but this
naughty boy YER tipsy. help me put
him in my room so as not to shock
nize liddle Anglisch wife; say.
"fJa, ia. Yer goot. and then
come back and watch Raisul. And
my servant who looks like YER stu.
Did Moor and is YER clever Arab,
watch too. So know"
Margaret felt a strong inclination
to sit down.
81 t'ink you YER brave girl, and
admire. respectfully much. Yer
brave, YER clever. Look see. am
not what you call IL your beautiful
language dam-fiirt, isn't 1t? Lady.
kiSser no. lady.killer. isn't IT.
haf dearly.beloved wife whom
dearly believe. God bless, waiting
for me at my home. So ! only ad.
mire most respectful, and wish
to help. And you help me. You tell
me all things you know, and ] be
your friend. No? Isn't IT."
"What sort Of things?"
~Joost anything that habbens in
this Castle: anything you hear that
the Kaid is going to do. or anything
you hear Pedro Maligni Is going 70
do, or he good Raisul."
They are hardly likely to consult
me. or inform me beforehand, are
they2"
'No, no. But they may consult the
young Herr Jules. your husband.
or inform him beforehand and be
might tell you"
do you think It likely I should
repeat to you anything that my hus.
band told me Of other peoples at-
fairs7"
Eyes; II Il were more better so
for your husband and for you, and
81. In return for what you have told
me, I have told you things useful;
perhaps TO save yourself, perhaps
20 save the life OF the young Herr
Jules"
"And pray how should his life be
in danger?"
"Everyone's life here 10 in dan
ger. The Kaid and Raisul from the
French and Spaniards. whom they
win defy and fight; Herr Pedro and
Herr Jules from Raisul and the
Lady Zainub. II they offend--espe.
cially Herr Jules. II the Lady Zai,
nub t'ink PERHAPS he kill Raisul or
the Kaid himself.
"My life Is in danger, &c al
promise does not hRbben. orif other
Government send other emissary.
and he t'ink ! am IN the way: or
PERHAPS Moorish officers get Jealous
II Kaid put me over them. and Iisten
to ne in council.
even ladies' lifes In danger:
Lady FL lisa Beth oil Ain. Il zainub
get Jealous about all Maligni fami.
ly; Lady zainub herself, II Kaid say,
""Time I get new wife. this pat.
tern old-fashioned. Sara latest
model
"sara's life in danger. II Lady
Zainub say.
81 must keep her q good girl:
the only good girls are dead girls. I"
In spite OF herself. Margaret
smiled. and against reason and cir.
cumstance. she instinctlvely and In.
tuitively liked and trusted this
amazing person. whose knowledge
was phenomenal. uncanny, and
whoee observations were as disturb.
ing as they we're convincing.
"And ! t'ink," continued Herr
Schlach- that apart from wicked.
ness Of Raisul. the life Of yourself
may be in danger"
~oh. what nonsensel" expostu.
lated Margaret. Il never heard such
= lot ct absurd rubbish and -"
Look you. my dear young lady,
you are not now In London. or green
peaceful English country. You are
in place unelvilized. and among PEG.
pie barbarous, where might "a right,
and there Is no law but win and
desire. Joost that much law. And
all mans motto Is What a man
daraa ha NAV DO