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MTCDFOTtT) MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1933.
Valiant Dust
by Pereival Christopher Wren -beau geste
SYNOPSIS: Want. Napoleon
Kiccoli. who An ambition to re
trace the path to fame of hie iUue
trioue nameeake. hae been teeted
and found wanting by Lieutenant
he Sage and the Heutenant'e wife.
Be made advancee to Uadame Le
Sage, and when caught he tried to
murder her hueband But all thie
te in the vaet. and Uafor Rtccoli
1(11 believet to a "Han of
Deatlny."
Chapter t
NAPOLEON AGAIN
MAJOR NAPOLEON RICCOLI
rode at their bead, looking, ao
cordlng to bis wont, aa Napoleonic
aa possible. Thus, be resected,
must bis great ancestor well, no,
perhaps sot exactly ancestor bis
great namesake, prototype, (ore
runner, exemplar, wbat you will,
bare looked on Use Retreat from
Moscow.
Not that thla Napoleon was re
treating, of course. Au contratre,
advancing. Very much so. Advanc
ing a good deal farther than some
people proposed, , expected or In
tended. Ho, hot Advancing indeed .
And with an independent command.
An independent command at last;
the chance for which this Man of
Destiny bad waited so long; worked
and waited, plotted and schemed.
And actually on the very borders
of Mekazzenl
"Well, turn over and have an
other snooze, mate, and don't pinch
all the clothes," said Sailor Harris,
and the four Englishmen laughed,
causing a crapulous and liverish
old legionnaire, known as Tant de
Solf, to growl that, by the Name of
a Name, the sacred dogs of Eng
lishmen grew madder every day.
They know that when they bait
they will lie down as they are; lie
down on the wet ground beneath
the pitiless rain, the stinging eleet,
or the driving snow; unfed, nn
warmed, unsheltered. It will be Im
possible to light fires, to cook food,
to boll water, and make coffee.
However, they are soldiers, and
take life and death as It come.
But a few days ago men suffered'
sunstroke. Tonight they suffer cold,
exposure. Heat-stroke then; frost
bite now.
Some may die of , , .
Bang!
What Is thatT
Automatically the little column
staggers to a standstill. Major Na
poleon Rlccoll halts, wheels about,
and rides back.
There Is confusion In the ragged
straggling ranka.
An attack? 'So. only a single shot.
Only young Ramononex, It ap
pears, has bad enough.
The Legion shrugs Its shoulders.
I
An attack? Only a single shot
Now the world should bear some
thing; hear of a newer and a
greater Napoleon.
' Emperor Napoleon Rlccoll Em
' peror of the- Sahara. Emperor of
Northern Africa. j,
S . Emperor of the Worldl r
'- ;. "
And meanwhile It was extremely
, eold, and the future Emperor had
no handkerchief.
,
At the heels of the weary and
halt-starved horse that had the hon
' or to carry Major Napoleon Rlccoll
a horse named Marengo after an
other famous charger strode Ma
jor Napoleon Rlccoll'a humble rela
tive, henchman, and fervent ad
mirer, the excellent Sergeant-Major
yittorelll. ,
1 Excellent Indeed from tne point
ot . view of his superior officers,
. though the soldiers of his Section
, jnsed other, many other, adjectives
. (when describing Sergeant Major
yittorelll.
i ' Wbat his men knew of Sergeant
: Major Vlttorelll was his harshness,
brutality, love of fault-finding, mer
ciless cruelty when provoked, his
- Injustice; and, be It admitted, his
' ability, hardihood, and high cour
age. "Thought you said this Africa
taas a 'ot country," grumbled le
'Legionnaire William Bossum to
ieomrade Sailor Harris, marching on
'bli right, near the bead ot the
.little column led by Major Na
jpoleon Rlccoll.
"So It Is 'ot In the 'ot parts
and the 'ot times," was the cold
Ireply. "You'll he grumblln' be
cause tt'a too 'ot, soon."
"Roll on, the 'ot," observed Legion
naire William Bossum, and, bent
lalmost double against the bitter
ichlll ot the Icy blast and beneath the
'weight ot his snow-laden pack and
sodden clothing, he breathed hard
lopon numbed fingers.
I " 'Taln't no worse for you than
what It Isn't (or nobody else. Is Itt"
lexpoetulated Bailor Harris.
"Ar," agreed Bossum. "Thero'a
aomethlnk In that, as the monkoy
said wbon ha sat on the bee-'lve."
"Coin' strong, boyT" said Joe
Mummery to his left-hand man.
"Ehf Whatt 'Pon my word, I be
lieve I was asleep," replied Otho
Belleme.
Everyone to bis taste. Le Legion
naire Ramonones will not suffer'
from the cold tonight . 1
"Au conlralM, it may be ot heat
that he will complain," suggests old
Tant de Solf, rubbing the end ot his
blue nose with the back of bis
shrivelled hand. '
"It will be of heat that we shall
all be complaining In a day or two,
look you," observed old Tant de
Soli's "pal," another old man, vet
eran of Cochin China, Madagascar,
Senegal, and the Western Sahara
in general.
" . , Those of us who do not
die ot cold up here . . . When
we've crossed these mountains and
get down into the valleys and the
plains, we shall be In the hottest
place In the world. I know, I who
speak. I have soldiered there be
fore. The Sultan ot Mokasten hunt
ed us and hounded us and cut off
stragglers, but it was tbe heat that
killed us."
"Hold your tongue, my grand
child," Interrupted Tant de Solf.
"You talk too much, like all young
people."
As the beard of "Pere Pouesln"
was not Quite so long, nor quite so
light a grey as tbat of Tant de Solf,
nor his years ot sorvlce probably
quite as many, It was the custom
ot Tant de Soit to treat bis follow
as a boy.
A garrulous old gentleman, espe
cially when undor the influence of
alcohol hla normal condition he
suffered sorely though not in si
lence, from Tant da Solf's sense ot
duty, the duty of keeping his Junior
In bis place, and In a sense ot his
unworthlness.
"Am I, then, a child that . , '."
Yes. In Intolloct," interrupted
Tant da Solf, "though your never
still tongue runs in an unwise old
head."
Pere Poussln fell silent.
"You drink too much, you know,"
observed Tant de Soil, "Far too
much."
"What?" ejaculated Pere Poussln.
"So. Rum Is bad for boys. It
stunts their growth and fuddles
tbclr intellects.
"It any," he added.
(Co,rrkl, mi, r, A. SletA CV)
Major Napolton Rleoon ravelvai
mighty plans In his head, tomorrow.
Christian Edler
. Rites Tomorrow
Christian August Edler funeral
services were held at tbe Perl Funeral
Some Saturday at 3 p. m., Elder T. IV
Thuamlef officiating. Interment took
place in the Central Point oemetery.
Tax niankt Ready
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 11. (AP) The
state tax commlMlon today announc
ed the 1632 Individual Income tax
blanks, which have been delayed
pending possible amendment by the
legislature, have been sent to the
printer and would be released next
Wednesday.
Central Point
CENTRAL POINT, Feb. 10 (Spl.)
Woman's Relief Corps will meet Cor
the birthday party February 18. The
Gold Hill corps will Join them on tbat
day.
Mrs. Clyde Richmond Is permitted
to sit up In her wheel chair an hour
each day.
A number or friends from this lo
cality were In attendance at the fu
neral service for Mrs. J. M. Kellatrom
Tuesday, and wish to extend sym
pathy to the husband and tbe daugh
ter, Mlas Olga Anderson.
A group of friends of Mr. Lair of
the Agate district dropped In Tues
day night to surprise him. It being
bis 79th birthday. There were frlenos
from Table Rock. Central Point and
Agate. Refreshments included a -beautiful
birthday cake. An enjoyable
evening was spent.
P. D. Lofland made a business trip
to Klamath Falls Friday. .
Miss Lucille Hall and Mrs.. Doer
shuck, who have been ill for several
months, are now able to go out occasionally.
Mlas Arlene Thompson and young
Nell Stone, who underwent opera
tions for appendicitis recently, are
reported recovering.
Guy Tex has been suffering with
rheumatism all winter and as yet
finds no relief.
LA GRANDE, Ore., Feb. 11. (AP)
Plans for the reopening of the First
National bank of LaGrande are be
ginning to take more definite form
here. Announcement has been made
that a meeting of stockholders will
be held next Wednesday, at which
time a board of directors will be
named.
S'MATTER POP
By C. M. PAYNE
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Five Counties Get
Loans From R. F. C.
' 8ALEM, Ore., Feb. 11-(AP) The
reconstruction finance corporation
has approved loans amounting to
166,000 to aid five counties, It was
announced today by the executive of
fice. The counties receiving aid are Ba
ker, S21.0O0; Lane S20.000; Union.
14,000; Wasco, W.500: and Harney,
82,500. The money will be used for
unemployment relief.
Murder Charge
For Hitch Hiker
PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. 11. (AP)
A formal charge of first degree mur
der was filed here today against Wil
liam J. Moore, 34, confessed slayer
of Harold Francis O'Connor, Brook
lyn, N. Y tourist Ball release Is not
permitted under Oregon law. Con
viction carries a sentence of death ,
by hanging unless the Jury should 1
recommend life Imprisonment.
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