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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNTDAT, MARCH 19, 1933.
BT NOP BIS! Svm Margaret Ua
ligni'e husband Jules has fatted
her: lh is pursued bv Ralsul. son
of the powerful Raid of Uekassen,
and in all the Sald'e impregnable
citadel ehe can find no refuge. Bavo
Berr Sohtaoht. who appears to be
a German eeeret agent. He otvee
her a vietol. and asks her to report
to him what the learns about Major
Napoleon IMeooH at the Foreign
Legion, who is about to arrive at
Mekamen. hit head full 0 traitor
ous, extravagant dreams of em
pire with himself a emperor.
Chapter SS
THE LEGION ARRIVES
rB bugles ...
The crisp, clear, routing notes
ol the silver-voiced If brazen
tongued bugles. Tbe very sound of
them did one good, thought Mar
garet Bracing, like a cold bath,
after the nolaes of the ehrlU native
Instruments. The breath of the
bugles, albeit foreign bugles, was
as a breath from home.
Foreign bugles. Bugles of the
Foreign Legion. Otho's Regiment.
It was entirely possible that
there might be a man in that de
tachment, marching far below,
through the Mekazzen city, march
ing np to this very Citadel, who had
known Otho. All of them would
know of Otho Belleme, anyhow the
man who had defeated the Senega
lese boxer (who bad fought and
beaten the champion of Europe) In
what must have been one of the
finest and stubborneat lights ever
seen. That was what the Echo
SOran had called It, anyhow.
Would It be possible to get to
know some of the men, and to find
out If any of them had known him 7
If the detachment left Mekazzen
before she did, It might be the
quickest way of getting a letter
.to him.
But why should the detachment
leeve Mekazzen before she dldt
Why should she not leave with
them or at least more or less un
ider their convoy and protection?
This Major Rlccoll, whose ac
quaintance Herr Scblacht was anx
ious tor her to make, might prove
most useful.
If he would help her to escape.
Uonld she not follow the detach
ment wherever It went, until It
reached civilization again or with
in a camel-journey of civilisation?
(Anything to get away from this sin
ister terrifying prlion. ! '
After all, this Rlccoll was an "of
ficer and a gentleman" of sorts, pre
sumably; and he and his men were
Europeans with whom a white
woman would be safe. Yes, surely.
he could manage Major Rlccoll, If
'only he could, and would, procure
her a camel and what Utile else was
necessary.
Swiftly completing her toilet, she
locked her Incongruous looking
dressing-case, unbarred her door,
and ran down the steep and narrow
flight of ateps to the point of van
tage whence she could see the sol
diers march Into the citadel t,
Yes there they came, an officer
tiding ahead he must be the pe
culiar Major Rlocoll then the bu
glers blowing their march, then
the little column with a tall non
commissioned officer In front, .
How swaggerlngly smart, self
confident, up-standing and alert,
"steady and strong, marching along,
like tbe boy of the Old Brigade"
like the guards themselves for
style, bearlnr and discipline.
But oh, how dusty and dirty,
weary and worn and hollow-eyed
they looked, In spite of their brave
wagger.
Margaret felt a rush and glow of
motion. A feeling In tbe throat,
and a tear. Very foolish.
Otho's Regiment
. Later that day, a tall broad
shouldered young legionnaire stood
on sentry outside the guard-room
by the Quarters allotted to the de
tachment Washed, shaven, brushed and
cleaned, bis accoutrements as
bright and smart as "splt-and-pol-lih"
could make tbem, he looked
the ploture of a soldier, a tough,
hard fighting-man, an old campaign
er, though a young man.
Blue-eyed, handsome, fair though
sunburnt with arlstocratto fea
ture, he looked a very forceful per
son, a man of great strength of
character as well as of body,
A woman, bearing a Jar of water
on her right shoulder, crossed the
vast court-yard, passed near the
sentry, drew her veil across her
face and one eye, and had a good
look at him with the other.
Handsome, she decided. "White
and beautiful as Buelra," as they
say In Mogador, What did it mat
ter to her whether be were French.
Spanish, English or dormant She
was not the Lady El Isa Beth el
Ain. Anyhow, the soldier was one
FIRESTONE TO SPEAK
Announcement waa mad Friday by
Valiant Dust
by Percirai Christopher Wren ieauoestE"
of the white kind; the Christian.
What was it they said about them
In MogadorT The Christian cares
tor nothing but money; not Inter
ested In a pretty girl, evenT Well,
ber mistress, the Lady El Isa Beth
el Ain would be Interested to know
there were Christian, perhaps Eng
lish, soldiers in the citadel.
A man, a young Moor, in a beauti
ful hooded blue-cloth cloak, like a
Roman toga; big turban, and riding
boots, emerged from a near-by en
try and also passed tbe sentry. '
As dark as the latter was fair,
the Moor was. In his own style,
equally handsome, titian-cut- and
stamped with tbe seal of breeding.
Smaller and lighter though he was,
his walk and upright graceful bear'
lng spoke of agility, speed and
strength.
' In passing, he too glanced at the
fine soldierly figure and handsome
face of the sentry who, now pacing
his beat passed close to him. No
feature of the Moor's Impassive
face changed In the slightest but
as he quickly looked away, his
large bright eyes blazed.
"Allah Kertmr he whispered,
and as he turned In at tbe entry
through which tbe girl had disap
peared, he stood still, stared before
him at nothing, and then laughed
softly to himself.
"Praise be to Allah I I must find
our excellent and obliging friend,
Jules. But I can't be mistaken," and
be hurried along the passage and
up a winding stair of stone.
A few minutes later another man
passed the sentry, a slower, fatter
person, In khaki Jaoket and riding
breeches beneath a white cloak. A
small wblte turban and hanging
neckcloth effectually concealed his
face.
He too looked at the sentry, as
he marched past him, looked quick
ly and glanced away again.
A minute later this man Joined
the other who had bidden him go
and take stock of the sentry by
the newcomers' quarters.
Bursting Into the room and fling
ing himself down on a divan, he
roared with laughter not drunken
laughter nor the laughter of a quite
sober man.
"By. Ood, Ralsul, you're right"
be said. "It Is he. Otho Belleme
by all that's wonderful I"
"Not so wonderful, either, my
good Jules," replied Ralsul. "We
knew he Joined the Frdhch Foreign
Legion. And we knew a detachment
of the French Foreign Legion was
coming here. Well, It's come and
he's In It"
"But by Allah I" Ralsul added,
and licked hie Hps while his hands
moved In a curiously suggestive
and unpleasant gesture.
"Absolutely amazing!" continued
Jules Malign!. "Otho Belleme here.
Here and In our bands . . ." '
"Yes. Here and In our, hands,"
said Ralsul, playing with the long
dagger that he wore stuck perpen
dicularly In the centre of tho sasb
wound about his waist -
"What next?" asked Jules, eyeing
his cousin speculatively.
"Ob, something quite Interesting
next my good Jules. Quite funny.
Now that by the grace and good
ness of Allah, tbe Merciful, the
Compassionate, we have got the good
Otho Belleme Just where be will be
most useful. Just where we want
him, something quite amusing Is
going to happen. To him and to
me, and to your lady wife, the proud
Margaret" '
"EhT Yon mean twist his tall a
bit? What about Margaret!"
"You aren't very fond of Otho
Belleme, my good Jules, are you?
Your wife's lover. The man for love
of whom she married you out of
pique, because he stole a purse of
money. The man she still loves
and with whom she'd go off, any
day, It he whistled to her, as you
yourself have tearfully told me In
your cups. Not very fond of him
are your'
"No, damn him," replied Jules
Mallgnl. "He was always first
favorite from- the time we all
played together as kids at Yelver
bury, Used to think he was Al
mighty because he was going to be
Sir Otho Robert Mandorllle - Bel
lome of Yelverbury Castle. Just as
cocky when be was Bob Blame the
bruiser, and boxed for a Uvlng at
fair-grounds. No, I've no use for
him and don't care what bap
pens to him."
Tm sure you dont my excellent
Jules. Well, something will happen
to him before long, you'll see.
Meantime not a word to Marga
ret Not a word. I'm going to sprint
a little surprise on ber. A nice llttlr
surprise , . ."
iCtnttU, I'll. r. A. Stein V)
RleeoM't of ehme oets un
dtr way, tomorrow. ,
tbe chamber of commerce that Ieon
ard Fire tone, eon of Harvey Fire
stone, rubber king, wilt be a speaker
In this city In the near future.
Mr. Firestone la making a tour
through the PacLfio coast region. He
waa Invited by the chamber of com
merce to apeak at a forum here and
acceptance of the Invitation waa re
ceived today.
L
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O. D. Adams, state director for vo
cational education, is in Medforcf to
arrange for the establishment of a
mining school to open here soon.
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where, la making an Investigation of
local needs and requirements, in co
operation with E. H. Hedrlck, super
intendent of schools, and the South
ern Oregon Mining association.
Thursday, Mr. Adams, Mr. Hedrlck
and J. O. Thompson of the California
Oregon Power company made a trip
Skeeter Just A Gigolo!
with some members of the mining as
sociation to tho territory embraced
by the Sterling, little Applegatc and
Big Applegate streams, acquainting
themselves with the local conditions
and Hcquirlng a first-hand knowledge
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night asked the city council tor per
mission to confer with power compa
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