The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-17

rail- OF the outside cafe.
The shores of France were a
mere stretch of mist in the moon
light when Ronald Barker and
Camilla went out on deck. Cap
tain Simpson had paid tribute to
the pirates of the Mediterran-
can by steering a northerly course
on the way to Naples.
The conversation that Camilla
had overheard had added to her
curiosity about her travelling
companion. What was the reason
these men wanted him to die?
Why was he going to the East
and what was his mission that
aroused such animosity? Slim
had insisted that one of the men
must be Asad, if it wasn't Torelli,
but Camilla assured him that she
would have recognized the voice
of either of them. There were
many other potential enemies of
Ronald Barker, of course - the
Egyptian, an Armenian, several
Syrians engaged in commercial
pursuits.
Camilla thought it wise to lose
no time in telling Ronald Barker
of her overlapping adventure.
He listened gravely.
Have you spoken to anyone
else of this conversations" he
asked her.
''Slim McManus and Michael
Gay" she replied frankly. 81 was
just bursting to tell somebody
but I've sworn them to secrecy.
It seemed as though you ought to
hear before anyone else did"
"Thanks. Please don't speak of
it again. I'm used to being dis
liked and I'll be on my guard"
I'D feel much happier if you'd
tell me what it's all about"
"Oh, yes, Of course. You want
to know why people want to get
me out of the way?"
Don't you owe me that?"
There's saying in Arabic that
what you whisper to one woman
all the world will hear"
"Other people seem to know
all about you. Won't you tell me
about YOURSELF"
There's not much to tell, ex-
cept that was born in New
York, wen a Rhodes scholarship,
that I came East just out Of Ok
ford to study Arabic and Eastern
problems and that I've been
mixed up in them ever since.
Il understand the Arabians,
I've lived with them for many
years."
"T'he Arabs"
"Yes?"
"Well, they were in charge
when General Allenby marched
in. Of course, you know, when
the British came to keep order
and run things, the Jews were
very cocky. The immigration, es-
pecially from Germany, began.
They bought land, they threw
away the primitive farm imple-
ments of the Arabs, cultivated
the farms with modern American
machinery and turned a desert
the tabled land of milk and no.
ney, raised good crops of grain
and oranges which they sold to
all the world at good profit.
That was when the real trouble
began. The Arabs tried to get
their property back. The Jews
naturally refused, since they had
made it four times as valuable
as when they had bought it. In
stead of the Jew it is now the
Arab who is a man without a
country"
"You put it very clearly. And
now the Big Brother separates
them by corridor all the way to
the sea-"
"a corridor that has too many
doors, Miss Dean. And the peace
maker is very likely to get the
worst of it."
II imagine the Big Brother will
be able to look out for himself"
now the Big Brother separates
them by a corridor all the way to
the sea-"
"A corridor that has too many
doors, Miss Dean. And the peace
maker is very likely to get the
worst of it."
II imagine the Big Brother will
be able to look out for himself"
''Not without giving one, per-
"Not without giving one per
haps both of his little brothers a
spanking"
II can't imagine you sitting on
the sidelines to cheer"
To that he made no reply as
his own thoughts were elsewhere.
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