The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-11

l " NAAOAOoJt any IVY, ktoJ NAAOACoJ And my great pride and priceless gift of haracter-reading. Do you think that girl would stay here for one day if she knew what the Ma lligni game is. Do you think girl ! like that would be party to such villainy or any villainy at all? Look at her face, man. She's a transpar- ently honest, honorable, typical An glo-Saxon girl of her class. If I'm mistaken in her, I'll resign from the secret service on the day I dis cover the fact"
 T agree. But what1l she do if she does discover anything? Or suppose she finds her husband can't or for his own good reasons won't protect her from Raisul?"
 Try to bolt. Go back home, if she could. Which, of course, she couldn't"
 We don't want to lose her while there's a chance of her joining fore es with us"
 No. It's difficult situation. She would be absolutely invaluable if she'd come in with us completely We could tell her everything, and she could show the Malignis that she knew-pretending that shed guessed it or overheard something She could also pretend to stand in with them and demand to be ad- imitted to all their councils and plans and secrets. But the devil of ] 1t is the moment We told her the facts she'd be sick with horror and disgust at their trea h cry and would simply go-and die in the desert
 You don't think she'd be out for punishing them, having revenge on her husband for bringing her here and keeping her in the dark?"
 No, the Anglo-Saxon of her class and type doesn't react in that way. They don't go in for vengeance. Her che wish would be to clear out and inave no more to do with him" The two men smoked awhile in silence.
 "As you say, we'd feel q lot safer If she would spy for us, for I trust the good Pedro just about as far as l could throw him with my left hand"
 And not as far as I could kick him with my right foot" agreed the other. The probabilities are that they are to be trusted in this particular matter because the stakes are so big. But if there were an- other purchaser in the market with a longer purse :" ta The longer the purse the short CT our shrift"
 Yes" agreed Herr Scnlacht. "or If the willy old Kaid got on to their game we should join them in some really choice novelty in the not too-sudden death line" A All of which makes for the prob ability of honest conduct on the part of those honorable Maligni gentlemen"
 Yes" Herr Schlacht added:
 I'll send you to the English girls room with notes from time to time, making appointments so that I can talk with her as often as possible.
 'TIt won't be long before she'll be remembering my offer of help and friendship"
 "Yes, it wouldn't do to be caught talking with her You might get her to come here later on, when you've fully won her confidence. She could easily get a Moorish womans kit and veil" q Yes, she might come to regard this room as the one place where she was safe, agreed Herr Schlacht and we might certainly get some thing out of her if we are very clever, what with her terror on one hand and her indignation on the other
 Poor little girl" he added kind ly.
 "The secret service isn't always a |gentleman's job, my friend"
 No, but it's a mans job, old chap" replied the other "and you're the man for it ;. Best man we've got bar none"
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