The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-10
Chapter 20
FOUND WANTING

FOUND WANTING
JULES MAiTGNi struck an atti.
- tude. ant registered" shock.
"I'll kill him. =. I'll .hoot him
>. Pll,break bis neck.
Hush, don't be silly. it's ypA
who arr e8aggerAting now" insist.
ed Margaret Perhaps ned had
more wine than was good for him
too. Listen, Jules =" and Margaret
laid a Land upon her husbands
dramatically outstretched arm.
"Pm not making a complaint
against Raisnl. mean I'm, not bring
ing an accusation against him and
asking you TO punish him. | don't
want vengeance. or any nonsense
o. that sort. simply cant and won
be left alone. while We are here /
don't want you to quarrel witt
IRalsul. but ! do want you 10 GRASP
the Situation. and understand II
without exaggerating 1t"
"The sconndrel! I'll kill him." re-
peated Jules. clenching his fists and
scowiing fefociousIg. "Pli break
every bone In his body"
Did II rins quite true?
Margaret searched her husbands
face In poignant anxiety.
Certainly his last threat had been
uttered with less violence and
tIgor.
But no, why should she think
such a thing?
Doubtless he had realized, even
while he spoke, that his hands were
tied by her very presence there ii
Mekazzen. and that he could moi
treat Raisui as he longed to do. OF
give him the thrashing that he
would certainly have given him. had
they not been in his power.
OF course Jules was thinking oil
her safety rather than of his desire
for vengeance.
That was why one got tht impress
sion that he did not quite mean
what he said. and that ne was play
linC a part. Even In the midst of his
righteous indignation, he had re
imembereG that. for his wife's sake
he dared not punish flaisuI.
you'd like to. know"
Like tot" cried Jules.
Il mean. you are burning to horse
whip him. jules; but your hands
lard tied-w while we are 10 the Mekaz
zen country. We are absolutely ii
his power So don't talk about pun
fishing him-don't even think aboa
IT,"
Perhaps you are right" acqui
lesced jules. "Of course you're right
We are in Lie power"
Don't think about punishInI
him." repeated Margaret. "Thinl
abou. getting away. and about pre-
venting anything OF the sort happen
Ing again. You mustn't give him th,
chance of drugging you again. ant
you musth't leave me alone. Jules.
Il don't see how can proven
his began Jules.
"But OF course you cam" inter
rupted Margaret. ''if you don't 81
drinking with him. or eat with hin
In his own apartments.s
"And I'm afraid you'll have to h
left alone sometimes. my dear. q
reasonable. | can't be inside th
castle always"
sits. nighttime I'm thlnkln,
about. more"
Il may have--l certainly shal
have--tn IL away for a ys at
time. perhaps weeks ii time. b.
fore very long"
"JHlesl"
Margaret" Knocked Jules.
Look hero. Jules. n you've feaIl
got 10 go out OF this pla-x befor
we can cave Il for gooc. I'm con
Ing with y"n I'm quite as strong a
yoa are.e
"YoR ares Then you CO manag
Ralsnl ell right. shonld thini
without all thia fasa"
-WhAt ! meant waa have q
much endurance as you, ana ca
ride ~ Tar. and rough II "a wei
DID ! make aag complaint on tn
Journey down hereg And "
roaehed a pretty well then
THAT was different We wer
travelling at leisure then--ilke tom
ists-with a young caravan and h
reasonable safety. This would b.
dlfferent--wi,houi the Kaid's pro
lection and an escort and guides
We ehofld he In enefay country
among all sorts Of tr0ablei raiders
robbers. hostile trihesmen. BedouI
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