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

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Observation-Disclosures
by RereireI CArisfoehfr Wren -sss5 am.

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$50 / t'ink, l fear. You yourselfs
life is in danger. from Jealousy"
"Afid who on earth should be
Jealous of me?"' asked Margaret
You are a Dismal Jimmy. Herr
Schlacht."
mo. Never am Jimmy Dismal.
Fraulein. Always | laugh. out loud
or in myself. I am joost foony fat
German. And laugh behind what
you cali in your beautiful language.
.poker-face.s But | do not laugh
when t,ipk your life in danger from
Jealousy. Jealousy of girl Sara
"What?"
Jealous. Of girl Sara who per-
habs much LOT Herr Jules. Jealousy
Of Lady FL lisa Beth ell Ain who do
not like Angliseh girl coming here
and PERHAPS taking her Jules back
again to England. Jealousy Of Lady
Zainub :. :"
"Now that is absurd. # all the
rest wasn't" "
Jealousy of Lady Zainub," re
peated Herr Schlacht imperturba.
bly,, "who is YER jealous Of Influence
Of Herr Pedro over the Kaid. and
perhaps YER Jealous OF influence Of
Herr Jules over Raisul. And PERHAPS
YER Jealous IL she sees Raisul going
In lof with beautiful EngIisch girl"
Margaret forced q laugh.
$50. look you. my dear young
lady, do you not t'ink that 1t will be
goot to have q friend--a friend who
can warn and help-an ally who
never would, be drunk when most
need was for help. and ="
"Don't talk to me like that.
please" interrupted Margaret. With
asperity. and coloring holly. 1T was
the first tine that my husband ever
.. Mind your own business, please.
| don't believe that my husband was
/ believe that cur Raisul put
some beastly filthy drug in his cot.
fee, or wine. or -
1.-THE first timer" replied Herr
Schlacht, with raised eyebrows.
"And suppose Raisul did do this?
What about the next time and the
next?"
The color drained away from
Margaret's face as she realized that
the events of last night whatever
their cause = might happen any
night. every night.
Suppose they occurred again and
again. Suppose anything happened
to Jules-and she were alone In
this terrible place.
sLook you, young lady,: contip.
led Herr Schlacht what are the
beautiful t'ings of life? Love. health,
peace. friendship. / would put
friendship among the best beautiful
things OF life. Let you yourself and,
! myself be friends. and help each
other As ! tell you already. never
win ! offend or be presumish and
familia4, like kiss-lizard and fiirt,
hound and loungepig. because am
trustahle shentleman. and lof my.
wife too. All want is to help. and
be your true friend.
sand" added Herr SchIacht. sfor
you to help and be my true friend"
"of course should like a helpful
friend" said Margaret. "but I'm Ger.
tainly not going to repeat to you
anything that my husband tells me
In confidence. nor am I'going to re-
peat other people's conversation.
I'm not a spy"
mo. you are not spy,2 agreed
Herr Schiacht. shut women have
done some wonderful - what
shall | call it-some wonderful sc.
cret service work. 1t Is YER fine serv.
ice. YER Interesting. Fine. interest.
Ing work for brave clever girl: what
You call romantic. thrilling. full OF
adventure and experience
III one were working for ones
own country. In time OF war;"
agreed Margaret. "ln the official So
cret service. Not as spy. though"
'sSoms girls have done wonderful
work for their country. as SPIES"
observed Herr Schlacht. %As valna-
Bile as the work OF great generals.
"But your country Is not much In
terested here now" he continued.
"since 1t made agreement with
France that England would leave
Morocco alone. II France len Egypt
alone So you could not do any.
ting Tor your own country here.
II shalt have enough to do to look
after myself here, apparently" said
Margaret.
"Bnt you might for another eoun.
try Herr Schlacht said. THAT
country might be YER glad to have
you in It's secret service. and be
glad to cffer yep rewards and hon.
ors. II you served Il we'll"
what countryS'' asked Margaret
.My country. was the reply.
"The country whom serve here"
what exactly are you doing
here?" asked Margaret. Since we
ara being so personal" she added.
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