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Newspaper Page TextPAGE fSTX MED FORD MAIL TRTBUNTC, MEDFOItl), OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1933. Valiant Dust by Peretval ' Christopher Wren tvwo&tr . ..UPBIB: Pott One or the for 011it Legion in the Uekatten terri tory it being relieved. Under Ma jor Riccolt it vlll march to the Citadel of the Raid or Uekatten . ottenttbly escorting Rlcooli there for a vnrlev with the Raid Rio eoll, a long record or treachery be hind, vlant to betrau France to the Raid, and having potten hie legion naires into the citadel Kunder ore tente of folnlno with the said, against France, vlant rurther to murder the Raid eelte the citadel for himteir and t become thJ Sul tan Rlcooli. Rlccoll tears only the Bngltth In hit command led by Otho Bellime, and their French palt "Tant de Bolt" and Pere Pout-ttK, Chapter 12 THE LEGION MARCHES JJAVINO aoonded their call In the center ot the post, the bnglera marched to the gate and again aonnded the "assembly," outside the poet The? then marched right round the walls sounding their stri dent urgent call to each ot the other three points of the compass. "Do put on a noo record. That one's settle wore out," observed Sailor Harris as he stuffed a small kit Into hta sack. "Wore out!" grunted William Bossum, rolling spare boot In blanket and tent-canvas that he pro ceeded to strap to his knapsack. "I - reckon It's broke. They broke It Tos . . . they broke the record," he ehuckled. "Playln It five times round five squar yards to five men and a boy." "Bli'mol A Joke!" observed Sailor Harris In an annoying man ner. "You break the record for speed, my lad, or'you'U be In tor It" urged Joe Mummery, as he spun round and round winding twelve feet ot broad woollen belt about his middle . . , In the cook-house soup Is being hastily prepared and loaves of bread , laid out for distribution. . The tightly packed sacks, and the rifles are brought out and, by each man, laid In the place where he will fall In. Once again the bugles sound, and almost Immediately everybody Is In his place, and . the roll Is called. Cartridges are distributed, the quar termaster and his orderlies Issue re serve rations to each man, two tins, pound of corned beef and a pound ' of biscuits. Each man also receives little bag ot coffee, one of salt and one of sugar. Major Rlccoll mounts his horse. The men stand silent anc" steady aa a rock, buglers ten paces to the right The Senegalese come to atten tion. Their guard present arms. Forward I March! The buglers strike up the March at the Legion and once more the Legion marches. Always the Legion marches , Some feel that Major Napoleon Rlccoll Is being a little excessive. They have every Intention of march ingwhen on the way to billets In a real town, and all the Joys thereof. If all his men would not follow Mm to the Gates of Hell and through them, as be Is fond of boasting, tbey will certainly follow him to tbe Gates of Mekazzen and through them. But It Is a weary march across the Burning waterless desert that Is one of the chief factors In the Impregna bility ot Mekazsen: most powerful of the defences that had kept tbe country Inviolate since the days when the great Shereeflan warrior ancestor of the Kald eonquered and colonized It centurlos before his de scendants conquered and colonized Spain. A weary march, needing no hu man enemies (In alllanoe with those of heat thirst and sand torms) to render It almost Impos sible. How long ago It seemed to the over strained, heat - stricken men, since the detachment ot Senegalese Infantry arrived at the nost and took over charge; how long since their own bugles blew the assembly. :Jj usual, It was the aged and alcohollo Tant de Solt who could find breath for song and conversation. "Do you know wbat we are?" he asked, as the column halted and flung Itself down for Its ten minutes' rest at the sound of Major Rlccoll's whittle. Sailor Harris's reply Is better un recorded. "Speak tor yourself," rebuked Tant de Soil. "I will tell you what we are as distinguished from your elf. We are sbeep. Sheep, I say and I don't like It" "We are being absolutely shep herded along. There are at least four scouts In touch with us. I don't like It I say. 1 hare lived for France and desire to go on living for France. I have no wish to die for her. And when 1 nave to do so, 1 prefer to die discreetly and in the newspapers, If you know what I mean like the heroes of Camar ron." "Die In the newspapers?" grum bled Pere Poussln. "Personally I'd prefer to die In tbe canteen." "Live there, you mean." "What's this about being shep herded " along?" asked Joe Mum mery. "Hare you seen no cloud of dual on the horizon, every now and then, and from almost every direction?" asked Tant de Soil "Haven't yon seen suspicious-looking riders. In twos and threes, suddenly appear above a sand-dune and quickly dis appear? Haven't you seen a solitary scout sitting like a graven Image, on a racing camel, at dawn ot every day since we left the post?" "No, I haven't," stated Pere Pous sln. "No? Well, you should march with your eyes open, Instead of stagger ing along half-asleep, bent double and with your eyes on the ground as though you were looking for your lost Innocence." "Oh, shut up, you old wind-bag." "You leaky wine-skin, be quiet . . . "All the same 1 don't like It," persisted Tant d Solt "Go and tell tbe Major you don't and let ns sleep." A sudden cry from a sentry who extends a pointing arm. A blast from the whistle ... A shouted order . , . In -less than a minute the strag gling, sprawling, recumbent column Is In position, prepared to receive cavalry or anything else. A whirlwind, consisting ot buff, white, brown and grey camels rid den by yelling, rlfle-brandlsblng men in flowing and fluttering white clothing, sweeps down upon tbe bayonet-bristling Jouble rank, on the flank ot which Major Rlccoll alts, cool and steady, on bis horse. Walt for It" be crle, as a few rifles are raised from tbe "ready" to tbe "present . It was a wild llerce charge, and If the tribesmen come on, the men must be swopt away, stamped flat The itralD Is terrible. Tbe In stinct of salt-preservation strong. A man throws bis rifle up to hla shoulder and a sergeant kicks blm so violently from behind that be al most falls. "Steady you wretched recruit," he growls. "Walt for It" "This Is madness," observes Tant de Solt as the avalanche surges down upon the thin khaki line. But there Is method In Major Rlc coll's madness. . i Suddenly, a man who has through out kept ahead of tho charging horde, throws up hla band, and In stantly the company divides and wheels, one halt to the left, the other to tho right, and Instead of overwhelming the soldiers and trampling them Into sand, out-flanks thorn on either wing, surrounds and envelops them. The leader rides up to Major Rlc coll, laughs and saluteB In seml-mlll-tary fashion. "flood morning. Major," says he, In excellent French. "You were ex pecting us?" "I was. Prince Ralaul," he replies. "My men were not . . . You have thus already seen somothlng of their atoadlness and discipline." "Quite good, my dour Major." "Yes. I am glad that neither you nor any man ot -yours was shot One may observe that you took a risk, Prince Raisul." "Ob, I like taking risks, don't you? ... I too am glad for all your our sake that no one was shot , . ." From that hour the "military mis sion" was undoubtedly shepherded as Tant de Solf had said, or es corted as RaUul said, on the re mainder ot It roundabout and ter rible Journey roundabout because no one whosoever waa allowed to approach France-defying, Spain-defying, Europe-defying Mekazzen, by the direct and secret route through oasis and mountain pass; terrible because of tbe Incredible boat lack ot water and looseness ot tbe soft and shifting sand . . , And one morning, a day or two later, the red tired eyoa ot the weary marchers were gladdened by the sight upon the far horlion. of the minarets and domes of tbe city of Mekazsen, rising from a sea of palms that appeared In the shimmering light to flow about the base ot the mlgbty cliff ot rock, on the summit ot which was perched the great cita del Castle ot Mekazzen, Impregnable, Inviolate, virgin even to that day. (Copyright, iJi. F. Ji.8toktt Co.) Tht Legion i,ndt an smiting situation, Monday, In Mokacsan. "Buy American" Is Legislation Order ' WASHINGTON, Feb. S3 (flV The bouaa today accepted, the "Buy Amer ican" senate amendment to the treaa-ury-poatotflce supply bill, directing government agencies to purchase ar ticles produced In the United States is preference to those of foreign pro duction. 1 will appraolate your votes In the Medford Merchants' Popularity con- teat. ROSAMOND WALL, Tel. 739-U Por Fuel Oil deliver. Phone 833. Relating Trucking Company. We gtvc 8 & a green atampa J Y-7"-i ROOSEVELT AND L NEW YORK, Feb. 32. (AP) President-elect Roosevelt said today he had dlsciueed tbe world economic conference and lnter-governmentai debts with Ambassador Cl&udel ot Prance. - The president-elect declined to go Into details with either his talk with M. Claudel or Douglas D. Herrtdge, the Canadian minister, another caller. Mr. Roosevelt Issued ihe following statement late today: "After conferring with., Secretary Stlmson In Washington on Monday, the French ambassador came to see me In New York today, "We discussed unofficially all questions relating to collaboration between Prance and the United States In world affairs." Broken windows glazed by Trowbridge Cabinet Works. DEBATE FRIDAY ON KHURIA POLICY GENEVA, Feb. 23 (Jpy The League of Nations report condemning Japan's Manchurlan policy was presented this afternoon to the league assembly, which then adjourned without dis cussion until Friday, when the re port will be debated. S'MATTER POP By C. M. PAYNE , . s rvt?- p ( I OUT OH T-4E. V I ) ' L ? J cv5lYo z4 I H, (Copyright, 1933, by The Belt Syndicate, Inc.) Paul Hyams, Belgium's foreign min ister and president of tbe assembly, told the members In presenting the report that the conciliation commit tee of 19 had failed to effect a peace ful adjustment. 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