PA0T5 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
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( 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.
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