The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-18
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Chapter 36
ANOTHER CROWN
THINK Of Il. MademoIselle. That
= alone shows what man Rauroi
was and to what power be rose.
They might cali the state. the
kingdom, that he founded. rob
berrepublic' OF, which he was the
worst and wickedest robber, but the
fact remains. they had first to make
war upon him. ana then. having
failed 10 defeat him, they sent q
mission to- negotiate with him.
-What became OF him? Nobody
knows. or rather. as said. no En-.
ropean knows. But one thing Is Ger.
tain. neither he. nor amy man OF
; his battery was eyer seen by Q white
man again.
"ThiRk OF II. MademoiselIe f. .
And while he. too. thought Of It,
Major Riccoii, with apparent alb
ssnee or mind. put his right arm
about Margarets waist and then.
with obTiOlls presence or mind, pnt
his left hand beneath her chin!
tipped mp her face and drew her
closely to him.
With equal presence Of mind. Mar
garet wriggled free.
Madame Maligni." he said re-
proachf1ily. Margaret. have fallen
in love with you. love you. MY
frst love aud love at first sight DO
you love me?"
Not yet. Major Riccoii."
Margaret. could yon love mer'
Il don't knos, Major Riccoli."
~Ah. but you DO not know. Ycn
cali me Major Riccoii. but thar /
shall not be 10. long. DO you know
mg other namefs
"Pm afraid not, Major Riccoli."
Napoleon"
rHow terribly interesting
yes. It IL. MS you say. interest.
Ing. and as you say. q shah be ter.
ribis. Not for nothing am . Niapo.
leon. corsican. a soldier. Ny name
sake and prototype made q humble
colonial wench an empress: the OBJ
scnre gentleman Of Bordeaux whom
you mentioned tonight. made q not.
ary's daughter q queen: vonlet. q
mere captain. would have made
Tamarnb an Empress. had he lived |:
doubtless vanroi has raised some
dRskv deeertglFl 70 be 10 q second
queen Of Sheba."
Again the elouuent speaker placed
his arm about MargaFet's waist.
Margot.r be whispered, "would
you be a Qusenfr
!, "a don't think 90. Major Riccoli..
~Mafgotl There was d Queen
Margot. as you know win sou be
my aaeens"
''i'm afraid I'm not eligible. Ma.
jor RiccoiI.r
+Eligibies Your Margaret. You!
Il ! fancy. am worthy of you.
And yoa-are worthy or me. So
beautiful. 60 witty. 90 charming. Cd
clever--for ron are Q clever woman
as well as q lovely one-why. you
and 1 Marg'ret. are q pair. Nay.
we are one. Soon I shall be RiccolI
the Great You are MargaFet the
Beadllful Be my queen
Margaret rose to her feet. turned
round once and eat down ngnln,
free from the urgent. encircilng arm.
-But however beautitnl may %,
and however great you are, Major
Riccoli. she protested. r rnaIly am
not eligible. 1 think ron met my
huahAnd at dinnsr."
~HaAbandsf pan. what are ana.
handsGe
@well~-er. began Margaret.
sEtnBbnndn ere rather
-To the devil with husbands. The
man saw At dinner may be a per,
fsctiy good Monsieur Mallgni. and
your husbands but I am Major Ma.
poleon Rlceoli. and your lover
Margaret conghea slightly.
THAT. and more. TAR more" And
Major RleeolI spoke a. generals,
neld-mafshals. conQuerors. dietnlors,
and % successful men who would
be kings.
"Huabands.~ he concluded, sswhat
are thoy 70 me--and 10 gon9''
Margaret thought OF what her hus.
band was 20 her.
"Hasbandss Had not Napolsnn.s
Josephine q husbandi And ala thar
trouble Napoleona Would Il trouble
mef"
III might trouble you. Major Rlc.
coll. don't know. but Il might
Major Riee0ll laughed ana clicked
an Imaginary huahand into the air.
Looking np As ne ala 90. ne dis.
severed that \ very large man. Arab