The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-19

lens, if I am supposed to have been eading or he airing about him, hadn't IF" asked Margaret. "Yes-but Ricolli will do the -alking about him, I fancy. The ,aame will be enough, I think. It will set him going and you will hear wonderful things-and you must tell me what he says. If the name is not as a spark of gum powder am wrong in my thinks" :"
 "Aureille de Tounens.
 Who was he? He was a private gentleman, a worthy of obscure citizen of Bordeaux, who in 1876 made himself a king in South Am erica. A proper, read king, 1876 model, with whiskers, and with a capital. a court, palace, an army an all der rest of it. He really was King Tureilo I of Arauco, South America, and he had his own royal standard and a national flag of Arauco. He had royal mint and struck his own coinage, and he [ isSued his own stamps. But Major Riccoi can, expect, ell you far more about him than can, and that is what I want you o find out. All you haf to do is to 'emember the name, mention it to jim and see what happens.
 What is likely to flappen?" ask d the bewildered, frightened and unhappy Margaret.
 You may hear that Aureille de Tounens was mad and a megalo- maniac, and that way why he fail d. You may hear then that an- Ither and infinitely greater king lom is about to be created-and at spot not far from where we are ;itting. And another thing that nay happen is that you will receive he offer of a crown-the chance to ,ecome queen consol7t of the new Singdom"
 Margaret contrived to laugh
 Is the man mad?" she asked.
 Herr Schlacht patted her hand. md continued.
 1'I do not promise these great lllings," he smiled. T only think Roerhabs this happen. Do not be l;ra,,,,r,i,,t<.d #
 .s"Oh, mo- replied Margaret. T hall be getting blase soon. This will be the second :" i "RaiSul, eh?"
 ?. "Yes. shall have to tell this gentleman what I told Raisul-that 10 already have one husband"
 That would not trouble the good h2aisul. Nor the good Riccoli. To these great men obstacles exist put to be-removed.
 "Is the man mad?" asked Mar garet again.
 That is exactly what We want Q be certain about" replied Herr sSchlacht. Whether he is really nad-or ambitious to the point of manic. So talk to hinl-of AureiTe de Tounens-and of power and conquest and love-and form your own opinions. And tell me. Will Tou?"
 a "Yes. But won't betray confi- iences-and cheat and lie I hate trickery and :" I "Jal Ja! Of course I know. You ,hay make him talk and then tell me if he is going to be a king. Ha! Hal The Man Who Would Be Xingl
 Now let me show you how to use the pistol. First we take out bhiS-charger, holder, magazine clip. is it?-from the handle, and then the ugly leetle thing will not 90 bang. I never did like fire-irons nasty dangerous things, isn't it?"
 In a few minutes Margaret was able without much trepidation to load and unload the automatic, and having unloaded it. to hold it still and steady while she sighted it and pulled the trigger.
 Now unload-and suddenly I will jump up and spring towards you and you shoot me.
 ''var' goot That would have cooked my bacon as you say.
 Also it would have cooked the bacon for Raisul, eh? if he came. Yes. think you pluck his goose if he try tricks.
 "Ja-that Raisul vou kill him if he attack you"
 Copyright 1892, F. A. Stokes Co)
 Major Napoleon Riccoi, to-
 morrow, arrives to tangle the
 destinies of hundred people.