The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-24
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a NEW MISUNDERSTANDING

Chaptez II
a NEW MISUNDERSTANDING
DIsING from the cushioned mat.
~ tress that served him indIffer.
entity as armchair. couch and bed.
Colonel lie Sage strobe to the heavy
lfon-plated door Of his room.
That wasn't Major Langeac's
knock. but it was the knock all
right.
Wafily opening the door. lie Sage
saw a Moorish woman. or rather a
cloak which presumably concealed
q Moorish woman. for no face was
visible.
"Yeiverburs2" be impaired in a
whisper.
''it's l. Margaret" she whispered
in reply. as she slipped into the
room, and lie Sage locked the door.
"0h. am In such trouble. Colo.
mel Le Sage. I've come 10 you for
help You will help me. won't You ?"
What is itT' asked Colonel lie
Sage. A little eoldlE Margaret
thought. iseit eHt
b Could II be that be was another Of
those people whe promise every,
thing and perform nothing? Had
he cultivated her solely for his own
ends. or for her possible usefulness
to him.
'You will help me?' she asked
him urgently. selling his arm.
What is it?" again asked Colonel
lie Sage.
Yes. Definitely unenthusiastic.
He had been very different from
this when It had been question OF
her being useful to him.
Il did my best to help you. Colo
incl lie Sage. And I'll help all / can.
I'll do anything You ask. II only
Sou9l help me now. Just this once
Mafgaret fought bach her teaFs
+-tears of pain. misery and dlsap
ipointment. Was there no one n the
world che could trust--except Ohio Z
And yet she had felt such confidence
I'm this man. An Instructive liking
land trust.
What was he saying about Yel
verbufy? Why talk about that now?
"oh Colonel lie Sage. do listen to
line and help me NY oldest and
aeatest friend Il
| One moment Mrs. Mhiigni Yon
fnnsa answer my question before We
60 any tutthsA 4 mpsi kaoR where
/ ans
"oA, Colonel L. Sage | trust,
ed
Yes. Mrs. Maligni. And | trusted
you absolutely. although it's not my
custom. Now. tell ne why didn't
you give me the password when
you came to my door? And when
you've told me that. Just tell me
where you got II"
II don't understand, Colonel lie
Sage"
You don'tg At the end of our
sItalk together, you suddenly shot 81
at me. and | admit you made me
feel something Of a fool. What was
1.-THE idea exactly. Mrs. MaIigni, in
concealing the fact that you knew
all the time who was7V
"Hut | didn't II. $50"
And | wonder how the devil your
husband got hold OF 1t. And I'd have
sworn that that legionnaire lad was
honest. too straight. too fine. /
suppose he gave me and the pasa
word away to Riccoli. and Riccoll
told Il TO the Malignis, and Jules
Mallgni told YOU" f
Told me whRtf" cried, the Ne.
lwlldered Margaret. $3.50 80
Look here. Mrs. Maligni. There's
the small matter Of my life at stake,
and you can believe me when { say
that II Ia q very small matter III com.
parison with my success. That Is
IAN enormous matter, and stitch al
absolutely nothing when am work.
ling for my country.
"How long have you known who
amt Who else beside your hus.
band and his father knew who /
lamf And who was Il told you 4
password that I'd have sworn only
and one other man ever knew
lIt's important.
\ "Was Il your noble husband, or
twas Il Riccoli himseltI"
Colonel lie Sage. what are you
talking aboutf What has happened
lsincs ! saw you lasti My husband
told ne you were q German Secret
Service otieeF. Cart Won Mittengen,
incorporating as Herr Schlacht, ana
hoping to set something out Of the
kaid I never dreamt you we're any.
thing else until you told me so. the
PAST time saw you.
"As for the password you are
kalking about nobody has ever
ltold me any password. neither ny