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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1933 SYNOPSIS t Hal or JWl Rlccolt of the Portion Legion his head full of plans to emulate hit namesake, ma kit a traitorous agreement with the soiosrrtil Bald of Uekassen. Yean before the Secret Bsrvtc had found fiicooll out and toroed htm out of the French regular. Vow the man ivho oame to the mafor from the Kald. though apparently an Arab, is In poaaeaalon of o poaatcord that identlnse him aa a oolonel ot tin . Secret Berviee to Otho Bellime. English gentleman enlisted in the Legion. Bombelll. orderly to flw coll, it apparently known to the Arab as ''tangeao"and BombelH deserts Immediately alter the Arab leaves. Rtceoli discusses plant with his crony Ytttoralli. Chapter 11 "HOW 8HOULD I FA1LT" "IlfE shall really burn our boats behind us by doing that," mused Sergeant Major Vittorelll, till perhaps a little doubtfully, as he tood before Major Rlccoll, the same day. In the but used by the latter when he visited the post. "We shall. Are you afraid, Vlttor elllT You a Corslcan?" "I am atrald of nothing, mon Com- mandaut," replied Vittorelll, with ' more truth than modesty. "But It would break my beart 11 you failed." "Fall! I? I am a Man of Destiny, and how should I fall? Once Inside the citadel, everything will be easy. Getting Inside has been the difficulty tor the last thousand years. Na ture has made the place Impregna ble, and man has Improved on Na ture's handiwork . , And we are going to march In unopposed. Not merely unopposed either but ac tually Invited." "A spider's web, mon Comman dantr "Well? Are we files? Or are we wasps, hornets?" "And the men, mon Comman dant?" . ventured Vittorelll, who though Ignorant, rasb, egotistical and Impetuous, aa well as being the fantastically devoted and admiring disciple of Rlccoll, was sano and pos sessed of a shrewd peasant mother wit and common sense. "Can we be certain that all the N.C.O.'s. corpo rals and Ugionnaira will be amen able, obedient?" "It will be a bad day for anyone wbo la not, Vittorelll," smiled Rlc coll. "It would be a bad day for us. mon Commandant the day on which ome of them, even a minority of them, decided to remain er true to thelr-er. . ." "Decided not to throw In their lot with mine and seise their glori ous chance, the chance ot rising from slavery io power, position, wealth? Only fools, clods, cowards, weaklings . . ." "There are such people, mon Com mandant." "Yes as Oaptaln Voulet discov ered when he tried to found bis Em- ' plre of the Sahara in 1897. But be was mad, ot course. Hopelessly mad. A megalomaniac. And then he had a partner, too. Captain Oban olne, who failed him. That was where Voulet went wrong one of his mistakes, anyhow. - "And we can learn something from the mistakes of Voulet And then again he was dealing with stu pid unambitious officers, and was compelled to show bis hand too soon. Bad luck and bad management - ruined bis scheme; and part ot his bad luck that be bad no Inaccessible Impregnable base from which to operate. He simply went out Into the blue out Into the desert and you cannot found an Empire on sand, and direct It from under a palm tree. "Here we (hall have tor our base and tbe heart ot our empire a clta . del, a city, and a country that haa never been conquered. "Yes, Captain Voulet was both un lucky and a fool. I am a man of destiny and not a fool. Fate has led me here to the very spot, and created the very circumstances necessary for the fulfilment ot that destiny." "Without doubt, mon Comman dant. But tbe men? It seems to me that success will depend upon one of two things; on the one hand wheth er the ligtonnalret are cep; In Igno rance long enough; or, on tbe other hand, whether thoy can be won over to er abandon their old allegiance and follow you." "Ot course, mon enfant. I know all about that: I Intend, first of all, to get them Inside tbe Citadel. They'll elmply obey orders and carry on, In the ordinary course of duty, till the moment comes for setting the place. The garrison of this post will march as escort with me across the Mokai sen country to Mokassen, and Into the Citadel. All they will know or care If they know or care anything at 'il Is that their Commandant Is r'a a diplomatic mission to parley ,Wlth tho Kald. "When the ti me, and my plans, are ripe tor the seising ot tbe Citadel, j they will simply obey orders. Dallas Business Area H ti By Fire DALLAS, Ore.. Feb. 31. (JP) A fire causing damage estimated at 10.000. destroyed a women's cloth ing shop here Sunday and damaged several other buildings In the center N-SS4 looKroRTHEREDTAPEopENER.There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. G. Circulation Valiant Dust by Percival Christopher Wren -beau oestP "When I am master ot Mekazzen, and have garrisoned It with the rest of my command, will be the time to find out who Is for me, and to make It clear that he who is not for ma la against me. Also the exact fate of him who is against me." "And the other detachments, mon Commandant? When will they ar rive?" "When I send for them. When I have completely won the confidence ot tbe Kald, so that he believes that tbey are marching to Join his ban ner under my command." "Why not assemble the whole column before marching from here, mon Commandant?" asked Vittorelll, eager, hopeful, but not yet wholly convinced. "Ah, why not. Indeed, mon en fant t BecauBO the Kald will not bear of 1'- It I cross the border with one man more than tbe garri son ot this post. It Is war. We shall be surrounded, cut off, ambushed and annihilated In one ot the de files. My ilrst proposal was to march In, bag and baggage, horse, foot, and guns and that was the Kald'a answer through the mouth ot bis own son wbo visited me at Post Three. "That young man. Prince Ralsul (a clever lad, by the way, who speaks English, French and Span ish as well as 1 do), made it clear that we should all be welcome and the more the msrrler but we must come In small detachments and on different days. "Treacherous swine, these Arabs," he added. "They trust no body." "So having marched Into tbe place, we mark time until the other detachments arrive," mused Vitto relll. "H'ml What about treach ery? We shall have to sleep wltb our eyes open." "You are right, my friend. Until the Kald sleeps with his eyes shut, dnce and for all. But don't you see tbe prettlness of my plan? If the Kald Intends treachery, and would capture thb whole column tor Its rifles, ammunition and kit guns, horses, stores and cash and such of the men as would Join htm to escape torture and death he's got to watt until 1 send for the other detachments. I shall have In Mekazzen a force quite big enough to do our Dislness, and settle his bash. Though what I hope and in tend to do Is to seize tbe Citadel before I send for the other detach ments, . "Then I can present an accom plished fact to the Sergeant-Majors and Sergeants, and to the N.C.O.'s of the native troops as well as to lei Idplonnatro, when I have to show my hand." Silence fell between the two men. "Our rascals bore can think they are seizing the Castle for France, of course," observed Vittorelll at length. '"They can think what tbey like. as I said before," replied Rlccoll sharply. "Tblnk what they like and do what they're told. Though that Is where you will be most useful, mon enant. Sounding them: talk ing them over showing them what they have to gain on the one hand and what to lose on the other their Uvea: separating the sheep from the goats: forming a group of those upon Those personal loyalty I can absolutely rely." "H'ml ... I can pretty well do that now, mon Commandant. Our good Corslcans, whom you so wise ly selected, will be trustworthy; and I can answer for the Italians. I've no doubt the Germans will be all right, and more willing to fight against France than tor her. I can get the Russians over, I expect; and, I think, the Spaniards and the Belgians . . . Whore we shall have trouble will be with two French grognards, two silly old fools with about a hundred years' service be tween them, and tour Englishmen stubborn mulish creatures, who can only entertain one Idea at a time. Yea, we shall have trouble with thorn " "On the contrary, my dear Sor-geant-MaJor," rcilted Major 'Napo leon Rlccoll, as he rose to hts feet. "It Is they who will have trouble with us." Buglesl ... The stlrrltn notos ot the rousing cell have such an effect upon the post, as does the fall ot a great rock Into the quiet tarn. To the Idnionnairet It Is the slg nal for doparture, and man, partic ularly the fypo ot man who chooses the profession of soldiering, loves departure. "Here we are, thank Ood," says he upon arrival, " "Let's go somowhere else," he soon adds. (Copyright, Mil. f, 4. stokes Co.) And aoaln, tomorrow, tht L. glon march! to honor, or trtach- - f of the Dallas business district. Just a week previous to the fire, flames swept through a quarter block of wooden buildings here, destroying all In Ita path. 1 dledya Natwtck Shelby, modiste. Gowns remodeled. Attractive price. 18 Carglll Court. SCENERY FOR OPERA AT HIGH SCHOOL GETS SPECIAL ATTENTION Preparations of the scenery to bo used In tbe opera H. M. 6. Pinafore to be presented by the Medford high school's glee clubs at the high school S'MATTER POP TAILSPIN TOMMY S Ll l (Copyright, 1933. by Th. Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ifl T D'P THIS ANCIENT y YES- SOWC OF THE. . fljrj Wi ll SSREAT SRAN'-POP fiJL DOUBLOONS I HAVE gmm KAttST tt fo ZV Hmfr Or" vtJURS PINO ""L IN MV COLLECTION fr:-jm TZZjksj-1 M & ANV BURIED TREASURE IK (0ET4E TAKEN FROM , ; Zfggg'K rWVff' :'M . lowtLE we ioas a sunken Spanish --t-sIX , iJ5,s3Pri. ; TREASURE SKIP BQUND TO WIN Stop! f.. RIGHT NOW, FOLKS WMS2t$WM8& STOP! DOMT ISSUEW ALL. R1SHTA f l AM tfSTwHATOO 1 CARE VJHO YoO WA cERTAVMI-V 1 AM T fM 4ft-Z BAISE1DURRIGKT HANDS M KSftW THAT UCENSe ! W BOSSil A3ENT H ARB! StONSNOW AN'FLAoH Z INTERFERING WITH THE PLANS Yf BECAUSE I'LL HAVE TO K LET TOSSfflSS 1 FORBID VOL! IM A WONtT f LVLE Iffl THAT THERE TIN STAR ON . V OF TNO OF THE SLICKEST ( WHAT I ) TAKE YOUR OATH Ob THE! VM HER MpWs THE NAME OF THE paw ISSUE CSAYWHO WILSON ffl SOMEBOW WHO'LL GIT EWITEO Y COUNTERFEITERS lr- THE ti TRUTHFULNESS OF WHAT f- I RIP T mXMW GOVERNMENT ' V ITT fW IN HECK h AND A OVER IT! VOLS' RE INTERFERIM7 U COUNTRY WHO ARETRTVINteTO -, N. YOU'VE BOTH TOLD ME I XTW SECRET r J f- ARE , trdfffffm'' THE PLANNED NUPTIAL'S ESC APE THE NET OF JUSTICE! 1 fejf OH TtAT j jljl ipND PLACE TOU.JONATHAI THE NEBBS The Lilliputian HuTER.. PevJOLETOK.' MR. HUUTA , VWl LL YOU SEE. (WHAT YOU CANJ DO TO Smith, called (JKJIPOR.M 6ENJTLEMAJO 7 PEKIMt for short a go GETTtNi2 Lime OlCKElOS VWHOH RUDY UE.se HlREO FOR DOORMAN). BRINGING UP FATHER i COIMC KNOW JUW . a: i 14 auditorium on Friday, Feb. 34, has been progressing the past three weeks under the able guidance of Ice land Mentzer and Miss Louise Hollen back. Much of tbe success of the opera will be determined by the appearance of the stage and from all present In dications there will be no flaw in the construction of the scenery and the cabin which Is situated In the mid dle of the stage several feet back of the curtain. Tickets may be obtained at the high school or frdm members of the glee club. Seats may be reserved Sudden Wealth And MAKE. THIS FIT THIS OUT AND DONT YOO'LL. BE. LUCKY TO OlT BCK, DREitEO wWEM VsCLL I BE BACK- UIKE THAT THAV5 A BIS OOB OIO A LITTLE. I I Lirt. i m ir. tr vi ii i l k. icr icd V f VJUST HAVE TO CUT TUJO 1 I N PIKJSSRS OPF A GLOVE TO I 1 , i- - - I r-i-.ici ri i I 1 -N ri-Mrs J by calling at the hlgft school office or by telephoning tbe office. A spe cial performance will be presented Feb. 22 for grammar and Junior high school students, and only students will be admitted. Due to the fact that Wednesday afternoon Is a holi day In commemoration of Washing ton's birthday, al 1 school children will be free to attend the perform ance. For the Friday night performance the genera! public is not only Invit ed but urged to attend what bids fair to be tfhe outsandtng musical produc tion in Medford this winter. By C. M. PAYNE How To Spend It 1 'O SUV BY GOLLY- TMlt T NEW FAO MAKES ME SICK- EVERY- I BODY lb WEARIM' T TfOOEfS-THERE I ain't nothin' a I .lilt. ARIZONA FOR EARLY PROW LAW REPEAL PHOENIX. Ariz., Feb. 21. (AP) A Joint resolution calling for an Ari zona convention to ratify the repeal THE WORLD AT ITS WORST THE 6UEST WHOM YOU INVITED SOLELY BECAUSE HE COULP 8E COUNTED OM TO DRIVE CERTAIN OTHER 4 60Kf6 HOME CROSSES YOU OP BY HAVING TO LEAVE EARLY, AND YOU HAVE 70 PRiVE THEM HOME YOURSELF um, Irtt (Copyright. 1933, by Th. Bell Syndicate, Inc.) UWftfft W 1 L THIMK 1IL.U HAVE SET SOMEJOSje OF CRDIVJARV SIZE. 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A head start (or Wyoming to be toe first state to act on prohibition repeal res olution was sought today by Senator Carey (R. Wyo.) who planner! to tel egraph a copy of the. resolution to Governor Leslie A. Miller. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS! t By ULfcNN CHAFPUi and UAL founts! - s4atjVO&-v ms packers uese &visv& arv solo By EDWIN ALGER'' By SOL HESS i MAM TO PIT Xt usjiv - oxr - n r SATISFACTORY FOR AkJVBQDV EXPECT TO rffjsTi IM YOUR By George McManu f I 4
