The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07
The Road to Bagdad

semblance to the man you firec
at?"
mo, I couldn't, sir"
On the deck outside Camille
said to her companion, "Mr. Bar
Wer-"
"Ronnie," he corrected.
She flushed prettily. did you
tell Captain Simpson of your the
cries in regard to those wireless
messages?"
"There was no need to. I'm al
ready in wireless communication
with Cairo and London. I've
found out what wanted to know
BY this time James Robinson OF
Harwich Crescent is watched by
Scotland Yard"
Camilla walked rapidly aft be-
cause she didn't want any talk
that would recall their intimate
moment last night. Everything
was different in the garish sun
light of the morning. But his long
stride caught up with her before
she had gone far. ''Please don't
co." she heard him say. Il still
need your help"
She paused. His eyes, she dis
covered, were a bright blue as
if accustomed to rejecting the
sky, and there was an uncompro-
| missing frankness in them. III
you're not bored, you can still
help me-"
Ronald Barker and Camilla
were quite alone on the upper
deck.
"What is it you want me to do,
darling?" she asked him impertl-
nently.
He studied her for a moment
weighing the wisdom of an idea.
yesterday morning you and ]
were just shipboard acquaintan-
ces. Last night you placed me un-
der last obligations. We swore an
eternal friendship. Do you still
believe in that?"
eyes, I do"
He lighted his cigarette. He
lowered his voice as he came clos
er to her. ''I'm going to trust you
with my secret-with my reputa-
tion-possibly with my life. l
hope you're not frightened"
"No."
sIt's just this. Joseph Asad,
whose friendship you made on the
Atlantic crossing from New York,
is not Joseph Asad, but Hassan
Isar, man known throughout the
Near East for his devotion to the
Moslem movement. He is the son
of one of the most important
sheiks in all Arabia, Arif-el-Arif,
who is one Of the richest men in
Damascus. Joseph Asad has told
you probably that he was in New
York to attend to his business
But Hassan Isar had another more
important object in going to
America. He went to Washington
to visit two of the European en-
bassies where he spent a great
deal of time. He was after both
money and influence for his
cause, which means nothing less
than an attempt to end the Bri-
fish mandate in Palestine"
"That's all very surprising and
interesting"
sHe thinks don't know this. ]
have reason to believe that Has
san Isar has had something to do
with the escape of Osman Khali
from the Mosque of Omar in Je-
rusalem. It was Osman Khali who
melted the terrorism in Palestine,
the riots against the Jews and
against the British who were try
ing to protect them. That's why
| we locked him up. It all happened
when Asad was in America"
"very clever. Nobody would
suspect him."
"The Dome of the Rock is just
like a rabbit warren. Osman Kha'
Ii went past the guards like z
wrath and disappeared - van
ished like smoke in the desert"
She moved suddenly as
thought came to her. do yor
think he knows who did the
shooting?"
Barker frowned. Ellis alibi wa
excellent, but slightly preten
tious."'
"Who did it,"
IT can't accuse anyone. When
do he'll have to be put in the brig
until I'm safe ashore"
"Stephanov?"
He smiled. "You're not CUES
sing so well today. Try and thinl
of the wireless message that be
gan with the word dog"
"And what of that?"
"Just that another word TO
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