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Newspaper Page TextPA0T5 SIX MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE, MEDFOKI), OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1933. &5, Valiant Dust SJ by Percival Christopher Wren afaucmf BYNurxlS: Otho Beltime. Bng Itoh gentleman, member ot the Portion Legion, hoe been occoete4 on eentru duty by an Arab he reo ognieee ae a Colonel ot the Becret Service. Be ortiere Otho to take a meeeage to htalor Riccoli. com mander of thie Foreign region voet near Mekameen. Riccoli entertaine grandioee ambitions tor himeelt. ae Sultan ot a Bahara empire, flie cmbilione got him oaehiered from the French Army veare before when dieeovered by Col. Ve Baoe of the Becret Service. Otho ecente momethlno myeteriove behind the advancee ot BombelH. who flret offere to deeert with Otho. and then invitee him to ehare the favor ot Ricooll and hie eatellitee on f Otho cannot stomoeth. Chapter i RICCOLI'8 MES8AQE SUDDENLY, at a dank of boots, a jingle ot oteel, and a creak of leather, Otho sprang to attention, presented arms and returned to the position of attention, and then held out the paper to Major Riccoli as that officer, followed by his orderly, Bombelll, rode out of the gate and, glancing at the sentry, returned bis salute by raising two fingers to bis cap. "What's this?" be asked, reining !P- "A letter for yon, mon Command uL That Arab just brought It I told blm to wait there until I was re lieved." "Good!" Having frowned his way through the document, Major Riccoli, bis handsome face otherwise devoid ot expression, again read It, and again thoughtfully regarded the messen ger. "HI, yon," he called, and beckon ing to the Arab, wheeled about and rode hack Into the little fort. Dismounting and giving his reins to the orderly: "See that I am not disturbed and that no one comes near here," he aid. . Then, bidding the Arab follow him, be entered the little stone room that was at once his office and his quarters, and shut the door, Having closed the door. Major Riccoli seated himself at the rough wooden table, placed bis revolver npon It and, with a wave of bis band, gave bis visitor permission to be seated. ' The Moor, respectfully touching Us bead and bis chest, bowed and, squatting cross-legged on the floor ot the hut, drew his feet beneath bis cloak. The French officer, head on band, (or some moments silently regarded the dusky, bearded and somewhat dirty face of the man who, from be neath overhanging bushy eyebrows, watched blm Intently with unwink ing gaze. Yes, a typical Moor. A fat-faced, busby-bearded hill-man who might be own cousin, to Abd-el-Krim, Rat suit, or any other Moorish chieftain robber, brigand, rebel, patriot, or whatever one liked to call him, Why didn't the fellow speak! One loses proatlgo and takes the lower ground If, In dealing with these people, one pays the first visit or makes the first remark. In silence, Major Riccoli en. doavored to out-stare the Moor. To his great annoyance he found him- solt compelled, at length, to blink, and almost to withdraw his gate from that of the visitor, as a fencer disengages Ills sword. "Well?" he said sharply and re kttlved In reply another bow and salutation, respectful It not bumble. "Why have you come here?" he asked In bis all but perfeot Moorish Arabia. , "To bring that lettor, Sldl." I "Do you know what's In It?" ! "I do, BUI." "You know that It Is an answer to my message to the Kald?" "I do, BldL" "Why didn't you go when you had given the letter to the sentry?" "I have to take an answer, Sldl.1 "Why could not my messenger to the Kald have brought this letter and takes back my answer?" "My master, the Kald, Is the most trusting ot men, but only In the Faithful has he any faith and not much In them. He once trusted the word of the Sultan, publicly pledged on the K ran. "So he sent you to find out wheth er the messenger and the message were genuine, and Incidentally to and out anything else that you could, and generally to spy out the land?" The Moor smiled. "The Kald, my master, on whom be peace, sent me to And out whether the mossenger and the message were genuine," he replied. "And also to be his ear Into which four Excellen-iy might whisper any further words that may now be 44id provideu your fexceuency II convinced that 1 am what I appear to be, the secret messenger and am bassador ot my master, the Kald. And to discuss these proposals that give my master, the Kald, the great est gratification as well as to as sure your Excellency ot my master's absolute good faith." One thing at a time," replied Major Riccoli, again endeavoring to out-stare the Moor. "First of all, as to your being what you pretend to be." Riccoli moved toward the Arab, whispered a few. sentences and then . leaned back with a satisfied smirk as the visitor gave prompt replies. So tar so good," observed the French olflcor. "My messenger evi dently reached your master. Now a to your being the ear of the Kald. If your master, the Kald, and I, can come face to face and talk, I can lay bare my mind to blm and speak with single tongue. I can promise blm sucb things as he has nol dreamed of sucb power, such wealth, such greatness, such muni tions of war and, and. . . ." Words appeared to fall the speak er as he contemplated the plctnri that he drew. "Promise," he continued, "prom ise and perform and give him proof and guarantee ot my good faith." Ahl Proof and guarantee ot good faith, Sldl. What proof? And what guarantee?" Of that I will talk with the Kald, your master, as I said In my letter, and as I bade my messenger tell him." "Doubtless, Sldl. You must meet the Kald, my master, face to face, and talk with him. But I also have to face him and talk with blm on my return. What can I say of proofs and guarantees that promises can, and will, be performed?" "Say tbr.t I will bring him what most he needs men and munitions. Every man wort'- a hundred as a lighting-man; worth thousand as a trainer of lighting men. Prool and gu-i'antee? Did I not offer in my letter to put myself completely In his power to walk Into the lion's deaf What further proof of good faith could your master have or want? Is It not rather I, who need proof and guarantee ot the Kald's good faith?" The Moor smiled with a flash ol white teeth. "You will not enter the lion's den unarmed, Sldl," ho said. "And has the Hot neither teeib nor claws?" was the reply. "Let ns speak plainly. I will visit the Kald ot Mekazzen accompanied by a handful ot men, a mere escort, a bodyguard. How many men could the Kald have In the citadel ot Me kazson? How many In the City? How many encamped on the plains about It? Is the Kald afraid? Who would be In danger from treachery, the Kald or I?" "And when you have spoken with the Kald, my master, with single mind and simple speech, pure, clenr and limpid as the waters ot the rivers of Paradise, and you and the Kald, my master, understand each the mind of the other, see eye to oye, and clasp hands of friendship what then, Sldl?" "Then I will bring more men, and yet more, until the whole ot my command mon and munitions foot, horse and guns are at the Kald's disposal under my command. Then Indeed may he hope tor vic tory over the Sultan. Hope, do I sayl Nay, be as certain ot victory as th Faithful are certain of Paradise." Again the Moor smiled. "And you can answer for youi men, Sldl? They will fight beneath that banner?" "Are they not soldiers? Havi they any duty or deslro but to obey?" asked Riccoli, spreading eloquent hands, with a shrug of mo bile shoulders. "Where I lead they will follow." "And your Government, Sldll Will they not also 'follow'?" "Ahl" replied Riccoli, "It Is con cerning what will happen then, that t must talk with the Kald, your master. Not another word will 1 say now, not one." The Mjor rose to his feet "I will carry youi words to the Kald. Sldl." ha said, touching his heart and head as he bowed. Mean while, spe-k not of ma and aiy visit to any o" mess gr. for no man knoweth the mind ot the Knld His will Is, that his right I shall not know what hL left hand doeth; and his spies spy upon all his spies." iCetyriiU, mi. r. A. Sletu C.) And tomorrow BombtlH glvtt the Pott something to goislp about. APPLE GROWERS' LOAN ARRANGED BPOKANB, Wtuh., Feb. 18 AP) Tht federal Intermediate credit bank of Spokane today revealed It had ar ranged to advance $1,000,000 toward financing production ot the 1033 ap ple orop In the Yakima and Hood River valleys of Washington and Ore gon. Commitment were made to the Apple Growers' association of Rood River and the horticultural union of Yakima after conference with repre sentatives of the two associations, E. M. Ehrhardt, president ot the bank, said. It was estimated that 10,000.000 more credit will be re quired of commercial banks and fed eral agencies to produce and market the Pacific northwest apple crop this .year. fitgj LEE DIVIDEND FOR METROPOLITAN LIFE The Metropolitan Life Insurance company will distribute this year to Its 26,000,000 policyholders from Its earnings during 1932 the second larg est aggregate dividend In the com pany's history, Frederick H. Ecker, president of the Metropolitan, has an nounced. The total amount reserved for dividends to policyholders, pay able In 1833, U $101,080,956, or only $714,808 less than the record amount of $103,400,764 declared In 1932. At the same time, the company added $26,600,000 to Its contingency re serves, and Increased Its unasslgned, or surplus funds by $13,641,502, bring ing the latter Item of Its balance sheet up to nearly a quarter of a billion dollars $240,811,739. Decreas ed expenses nnd savings due to fav orable mortality, Mr. Ecker explained, made It possible for the Metropolitan to distribute more than one hundred million dollars to Its policyholders for the second successive year. To the company's Industrial policy holders, who constitute the greater number, $50,648,419 of the total divi dend will be apportioned. The ordinary dividend totals $48, 706,772. as against $52,406,630 paid In 1932. .This decrease, It was ex plained, Is due to the adoption of a somewhat lower - ordinary dividend, scale, and In large part reflects the reduced distribution on those policies containing the disability annuity provision. S'MATTER POP By C. M. PAYNE I I 7 JT A rT - 1 NJ VkSlB, J I .U-XWl N. ' T so i? X SI' " IMe':d 6et 7 T3(JST A OOl) ) ' "TATBDToWMMi( ( I KIM USE- V4'," U-T,OW& V'-! 7& W VOULT) OAVE A LOT jr ( JferJ vje Ait. amo Tear S J (Copyright, 1933, by Tti Bell Byndlcite, Inc.) 1 Aocldent and health dividends de clared for 1833 amount to H.280.76.V Including' 'he declaration for 1933. the Metropolitan has paid or credit ed to It policyholder! since Its or ganization a total of S823.137.178 la the form of dividends or bonuses: According to the financial state ment presented to the board of direct ors today, the company's assets were Increased by 179J8,773 during 1932. and stood at 13,789.372,429 on De cember 3 Lit last, thereby continuing the Metropolitan In 1U long-held position a the largest financial In stitution In the world. Income for the year, totaling (921453,101, was the largest In the company's history Payments to policyholders also reach ed a record figure In 1932, being well over half a billion dollars S582. 804.851. Of this -total. (151.262.288 was paid In death benefits, while more than two and one-half times that amount, or over S400.000.000 was paid to living policyholders In the form of matured endowments, annu ities, disability benefits, dividends, cash surrender vslues, etc. Payments to policyholders averaged (3,85854 minute for each business day of eight hours throughout the year, the com pany reported. pendet and body repairing Prices , right Brill ebeet Metal Worts. THE WORLD AT ITS WORST BACK SEAT VOICES GJ.UYA JxJt IM JtJK By GLUT AS WILLIAMS TAKR Wife AND TWO OF HER FRIEMPS OUT TOR A R.EASNT SATURPAV AFfERNOON DRIVE . 15 SfMJflEP BY SUPDEH 00f" BURST OF CRIES FROM TrlE" BACK SEAT. JAMS OH BRAKES FlNPS THEY WERE MEPElY EX CLAIMING ABOUT THE VIEW FROM TrlE HILLTOP BACK THERE CALWS POWN AMP DRIVES OH A6Alri JAMS OH BRAKES, STALLIH6 CAR, A5 WIFE SUPDENLV 61VES A HORRlFlEp SODEAL CLOSE Tb HI& LEARKS SHE HAP OUST REMEM BEREP THAT SHE ISN'T SURE SHE put The ice carp our. drives cw ALMOST PITCHES CAR A ALL. 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