The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-17

and nave gdTTlSOHGuslt Will abu6 1871
Of my command. will be tho time to
find ont who is for me-. and to make
1T clear that he who is not for me
lis against me. Also the exact fate
of him who is against me-"
"And the other detachments, mon
Commandant? When will they ar
river"
4 when r send for them. When II
Iihave completely won the confidence.
offthe Kaid. so that' he believes that
they are marching to join his ban
liner under my command"
"Why- not assemble the, whole.
IIcolumns before marching from here,
mon Commandment" asked Vittorelli,'
eager. hopeful, but not yet wholly
Isconvineed.
"Ah, Why mott indeeds mon en-
fCnta Because, the Kaid will not
hear Of e. II. ! cross the border
with, one man more than the saFri-
son OF this post. It is war. Weshall
be surrounded. cut on. arnbushed
and annihilated in one OF the de.
Ifies. Ny first proposal was to-
march in. bag and baggage. horse.
foot, and guns--and that was the
Kaidss answer through the mouth
OF his own son who visited me at
Post Three.
"That young man, Prince Raisul
"a clever lad, By the way, who
Ispeaks English, French and Span
fish as well as Il dol. made IL clear
THAT We should all be- Welcome
land the more the nerrier-butf We
must come in small detachments
land on different days.
& "Treacherouaf swim q, tn csc
.Arabs." he added. "They. trust mo-
body
$50 having marched into the
place. We mark time,until the. other
detachments arrive" unused Vito.
rellh "H'ml What about treach-
ery? We shall have to sleep with
our eyes open,y
"You are right, my. friend. Until
the Khid sleeps with his eyes shut
once and for all. But don't You
see the prettlness OF my plan? II
1.-THE Kaid intends treachery. and
iwouid capture the whole column
Ifor ITS rifles. ammunition and kit
guns. horses. stores and cash-andi
such ofItfe men as would Join him
To escape torture and death--he'sE
got to wait until / send for the
otheF detacl1ments. shall have I'M
lMekazzen q force quite big enough
to- do our business, and settle his
hash. Though what I hope ana In
Iltend to do To- 10 seize the Citadel.
before I send for the other detaeh-
lsmenta.
+ 'sThen I cen present. an accom-
|lplished fact to, thesS representations
and Sergeants, and to the N.C.O.sl
OF the native troops as well as to
I.les legionnGires. when I have 10
show my hand"
Silence fell between the two men.
sour rascals here can think they
are seizing the Castle for France,
Of course" observed Vittorelli at
length.
"They can think what they like,
as I said before" replied Riccoli
sharply. Think what they like and
do what they're told. Though that
Ia where you will be most useful
mon enf0nt. Sounding them. TALK.
Ing them over showing them what
they have to gain on the one hand
and what to lose on the other
their lives: separating the sheep
from the goats: forming q group OF
those upon whose personal loyalty
can absolutely rely"
"H'ml 3. II can pretty well do
that now. mon Commandant. Our
good Corsicans. whom you so wise
Iiy selected. win be trustworthy;
fand I can answer for the italians.
I've no doubt the Germans viii be
I.ali right and more willing to fight
against France than for her. can
get the Russians over, / expect:
and. I think. the Spaniards and the
Belglans :. Where We shall have
trouble will be with two French
,0rognGrds, two silly old fools with
about q hundred years service be-
tween them. and four Englishmen
stubborn mulish creatures. who
can only entertain one idea at q
time. Yes. we shall have trouble
with them"
con the contrary, my dear Ser
geantMajor." replied Major Napo
leon Riccoll. as he rose to his feet
Ell is they who win have trouble
with u.s.
Busiest 49,.
The stirring notes OF the rousing
call have such an effect upon the
post. as does the fall OF great
rock into the quiet tarn.
To the ItgioanalFes it 10 the sig
nal for Departure and man. partic
nlaTly the typo OF man who chooses
the profession OF soldering. loves
departure.
"HeFe We are. thank God" says
he upon arrival.
Lets so somewhere else" he
soon adds.
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