The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-29

right at the negro's mark, and. with
his left seized the wrist of his
sword-fand-ahd fell as his foot
slipped on the marble floor.
Ibrahim III Lion wgencAed free
This sword-hand. and whirled up the
sabre. once more to fry to decapi-
tate a man.
Ohio flung up his arm to guard
his head, and Sailor Harris again
sprang.
"You too, you bloody beast" he
roared, as he lunged.
Ibrahim, lion to the last, fell
unconscious beside the master for
whom he had lived. and from whom
he had received nothing but-per-
mission to live.
Thanks, Harris" whispered Ohio,
as he rose.
LIE Sage gave directions for the
scribe, who still appeared to be
unconscious, to be bound and
gagged.
"We'll come back here after
wards" said he, and then struck
four double knocks upon the door.
with the butt of the pistol he had
taken from Riccoli.
"Alrs well.' said LIE Sage, as
Maligni stood in the doorway.
But with the Senior Pedro Maligni.
obviously all was not we'll.
Trembling from head to foot, with
tears streaming down his cheeks,
with shaking. clutching hands and.
broken voice, he implored lie Sage'ss
instant help.
What's wrong, man? Pull your
self together" urged LIE Sage.
What is it? Has rgeac :. 2"
my son. my son." Sept Maligni.
Come quickly, Colonel. Something
terrible has happened. Hassan al
Miskeen is trying to tell me some
thing about Jules and Raisul. One
of them has killed the other, and
fear it is my son who is dead"
And so great was the grief and
horror of Hassan ell Miskeen that
he, too, even dared to pluck at lie
Sage's sleeve.
"Raisul. the Kaid's SOM This
way?" asked LIE Sage, in Arabic.
And the dumb slave. darting for.
ward. turned and beckoned, dumbly
calling LIE Sage on, as does a dog
that would lead its master to some
tragic spot.
lie Sage hung in doubt for but a
second.
Were these Malignis lin league
with Raisul?
"The Kaid Is dead. long i've the
Kaid?e
Had Pedro Malignf known that
Raisul was hiding in Maligni's room,
that day. during their quiet little
private talk? Al plot, a. plant ID show
Raisui. the Rising Star, how the
clever and faithfal Malignf had
fooled and caught the French 81.
ficer Who pretended to be d German
friend and ally?
LEAD on In trent OF me, Maligni,"
he said, and gave the Senior Pedro
Maligni a gentle pfsh-with the
n1izzle Of his cooked revolver.
Eyes, yes. come on cried Ma
hgni, and lie Sage decided that the
mans state was genuine, and that
he was in the grip Of a most power
ful emotion = sweating, weeping.
trembling with horror. fear and
grief.
Hassaii Ell Miskee1l at length
brought the party to d low horse.
shoe doorway, from which q stone
stair wound up in the thickness OF
the wall. and ended in another low
doorway which gave upon a lofty
hattlement, hathed in brilliant moon.
light.
Rushing forward, Hassan el Mis-.
keen dashed. pointing and gfBber.
ing. to where a rope, iooped round
an embrasure-upright. dangled down
the wall.
Craning through an embrasure.
Le Sage saw that the rope lust
reached to d snaaii balcony that
iutted out from the wall-a dozen
feet below.
"El Sidi Raisui?" he asked Of
Hassan who, with violent nodding OF
the head. stabbed downward with
his pointing finger.
Down there. Is hes You saw him
so down the roper
More violent gesticulations ana
holdings Of tire head.
And my son. Jules my only
sonss cried tn. distrangnt Mailgnf
III 4 voice OF anguish.
"Tselleme. said lie Sage. "You
know Ralsai BY sight. Here's your
chance Down sou 90. man. and get
him for me. Get aim. alive OF dead.
and I'll
YES. SIR. alive or dead and
whipping his bayonet from his rise.
Ohio sheathed Il. stood his riae
against the wall. and. gripping the
rope tightly with hands and legs:
slid down Il to the halcons below.
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