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MEDFORD MAIL' TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 1933.
Valiant Dust
Jilktt of
by Perclval Christopher Wren -beau gestp
BTJTOPBlSt Intrigue tollawe In
trisut in the Citadel ot Mekarsen,
and the onlv tale confidant Uar
garet Ualigni hae found, tinea her
husband Julee hat abandoned her
to the advance ot Raleul. is Col
onel Le Saoe ot the French Secret
Service. He vromteee to take her
away with him when hie earavan
leave Uekaeten: but before that
can be Uaior Nagoleon Rlocoli of
the Foreign Legion. Raleul. eon of
the Eatd of Uekaeeen, Julee and
Pedro Ualigni. the Said hlmeell
eomeone will bring hie glot out
into the open. And what, wonder
Margaret, will be her voettlon
thent
Chapter 39
AN AMBUSH
" A ND not too hard, my excellent
r mag ol Beasts," cautioned
RalsnL "or I'll hare your tongue
torn out by the roots. Alio you
ball hare a Hundred strokes, Tery
much too hard.
And not too light, either," he
continued, "or your stomach shall
be so light, for a month or two, that
you'll never get o-er It You'll be
Ibrahim the Skeleton, Instead o;
Ibrahim the Uon, by the time I've
done with you.
"So just hard enough. Just hard
tnougn to lay him out while we truss
Aim op. Understand?"
Ibrahim the Uon grinned and
hook the hard-wood stick which
the Moroccan Arab uses with such
skill, whether aa a cudgel or mis
sile.
"Yes, SldL" be laughed, showing
huge monthf jl ot great shining
teeth. "Watch we."
. "I shall watch yon, all right,'
Balsnl assured him. "Get behind
that curtain. The swine will sit just
there, right In front ot It
When I yawn loudly and say 'In'
rtoIloA ' strike and don't bungle
your job If yon want to raise a
family.
A few minutes later, HatBul'a per
sonal bodyguard entered the room,
followed by a soldier ot the Legion.
"Sir Otho Robert Mandevllle-
Belleme, I think," Ralsul said, with
a pleasant welcoming smile.
"The legionnaire Otho Belleme,"
smiled Otho In reply,
"1 wonder It you remember me?'
continued Ralsul, "or whether this
Moorish dress ..."
"Aren't you the 'Mr. Russell who
need to Tlalt Jules Mallgni at Ox
ford?" asked Otho. "Yes. I remem
ber you. Now the Sldl Kald ben
Abd allr.h Karlm of Mekasten.
"Ah we have both changed our
names slightly as well aa our
clothes," observed Ralsul. "Won't
rou alt down?" and he Indicated the
low-onshloned divan that stood be
fore the heavy silken curtain.
"Will you have coffee or some
thing a little more Interesting?"
"Ob, coffee, thanks," replied Otho
quickly, with scarcely formulated.
and Instantly rejected, suspicion,
Ralsul seated himself comfort
ably among bis oushions, lighted a
cigarette and blew a smoke-ring.
' "Yes," he said musingly, "Ox-
hrd ... I remember a certain lunch
eon party. It waa there I first
saw Jnles' future wife."
- "Yes, I remember. A Yelverbury
lunch-party," replied Otho Quietly.
"Queer little small world, Isn't It,
with Its changes and chances, And
how we've all changed! :
"Margaret Mayklnga Is Margaret
Mallgni. Sir Otho Robert Mande-
rllle-Belleme la the legionnaire Otho
Belleme. Mallgni the Magnificent,
is you used to call him at Oxford,
s not quite so magnificent as he was
and 'Mr. Russell,' now on bla
native heath Is, as you observed,
the Sldl Kald Ralsul ben Abd'allnh
Karlm ot Mekaizen."
"Yea. Interesting," agreed Otho.
: "Oh, very. Very Interesting and
amusing. 'Mr. Russell' wasn't of
very much importance at that
party, and neither Margaret nor
anybody else had a word to throw
at him. And now he holds you In
the hollow of hla hand."
And extending a delicate but
powerful hand, palm upward, the
speaker auddenly clenched It till
the knuckles stood white through
the olive-tinted akin.
"Really?" observed Otho, flick
ing ash from hla cigarette.
"Oh, very really." asserted Ralsnl,
"In the hollow ot my hand."
"Oh, how's that?" Inquired Otho.
"Why the lunch-party la now a
country-house party as rorards
four ot Its members, anyhow. Yon
and L my dear Belleme, and Mallgni
the Magnificent and Margaret hla
wife. All together again In my nice
country-house in Mekntzen."
"What!" ejaculated Otho. sudden
ly sitting bolt upright "Margaret
here? Here, In Mekaiien."
Yes. Mr. and Mrs. Mallgni are
honeymooning here In the castle."
Otho's heart beat fast
Waa It possible that he waa at
this very moment close to Margaret?
Was It possible that be was about
to see her again? What ahould be
say to her? What would ahe say to
blm? Be knew by heart the letter
which she had written him from
Gibraltar and he had received at
Mellerat It had ended:
"We are crossing to Tangtsr
next week for a holiday in Mo
rocco, ending: up with a visit to a
real live Katd whom Jules knows
well. I can't tell you how thrilled
I am.
"I say, 'Tho, we shall both be In
North Africa. Wouldn't it be
lovely if we could all meet?
"Anyhow, do write to me, care
The Secretary, Cosmopolitan Club,
Tangier.
"With lots of love, "Tho dear,
Margaret"
And then the heart-warming,
treasured postscript
"Oh, Otho, you are the dearest
friend I ever had."
"By Jove," he said, with some
thing ot the Impetuosity of which
life had, even yet, not wholly cured
him. "I should love to see her
again."
"You shall," replied Ralsul.
And yawning iondly he added,
"In'ahallah! Wblch means, as you
know, 'If God wills' ..."
And Ibrahim the Lion struck.
When Otbo recovered conscious
ness, and tried to move, he found
that he could move nothing but his
eyes. Nor did he keep his eyes open
for more than a tew seconds, as
the pain that he suffered was In
tolerable and the vision that he be
held, unenduraole.
Was he again sun-smitten In the
desert and beholding a maddening
mirage? For he had seemed to sec
Margaret herself, standing between
her husband, Jules Mallgni, and thai
fellow, Ralsul. Yes, each was hold
lng one of her arms and she was
struggling violently.
Margaret struggling violently?
Then she needed help. He must
help her. He must spring up and
rescue her. He'd break their
damned necks.
But Belleme could not get up . . .
And Belleme could not speak, for
he was gagged.
And Bolloine could not do any
thing for he was bound. What the
devil had happened;
Damn the blood. It had glued hie
eyelids together while he had kepi
tbem shut With a great and pain
ful effort Otbo turned his head
crushed his face against a cushion.
moved hla head again, and con
trived to open the eye and again,
turn his face to the room.
Three men. Ralsul, the servant
who had brought the coffee, and a
great grinning giant Hercules him
self.
But hadn't he Just seen Margaret
and Jules Mallgni?
Was It a nightmare after all?
When Qtho again recovered om-
plete consciousness, ho realised thai
he waa lying on the .Door of the
punishment cell, thoughtfully pro
vided as an adjunct to the barrack-
Quarters allotted to the section.
He aat up, thereby causing an
acute pain to shoot through his
head, and a wave of nausea to en
gulf him.
Why on earth was he doing coll
punishment?
Slowly his mind cleared, and
memory began to work accurately.
Gingerly, ha felt hla head.
Yes, by Jovel A lump and a cut
But he could have sworn that Ral
sul had aat there In front of him.
and never moved. Obviously then,
he had been attacked from behind.
Nice lad, Ralsul.
And had he really soon Margaret?
In a brief moment between waxing
and waning consciousness?
Of course he had.
He could remember how she waa
dressed a plain white allk frock,
bare arms, a scarlet belt And Ral
sul and Jules Mallgni were each
holding one of her arms. Curse and
blast tbem.
Obviously he had been decoyed
to Ralsul's quarters by the messen
ger wbo bad brought him the note
there tc be knocked out and
trussed up. with a view to exhibit
ing him, In that condition, to Margaret.
Why?
After Margaret had seen him, she
had been taken away again, pro-
sumbably by force. There had been
four men there tor the job and
one ot tbem her precious husband.
who was obviously In the game.
whatever it waa.
Then, apparently, the gang had
turned their attention to himself.
and while he was still unconscious
had dropped him here.
Again why?
iCetyrUU. fit. f. 4. Stelu CV
A new terror eomsa to Margaret.
tomorrow.
DOUGLAS CO. NEEDY
GET TASTE OF DEER
ROSEBURO, Or &Urch 35. (AP)
Fifty famine In Doug lit. county
an dining on renlaon tfal wwk. Tho
atato gam oommlton lui lMUd aa
order permitting nnUon conflecatod
by aute polloemen in game violation
caaee, to be uwd for distribution to
the needy and the meat la being dis
tributed by M1m Agnea Pltchford,
county police matron, representing
tha county court.
Dealrabla houaes aiwaye In first
class condition for rent, lease or sale.
Call 105,
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IF LAW PERMITS
6 AN FRANCISCO, March 25. (AF)
-Rufua C. Uolman, Oregon state
treasurer aald here todty the action
of a state employe In seeking the
authority of the state supreme court
for payment of warrants or to pro
Tide for their endorsement so they
may bear Interest waa an "excellent
move."
"It Is entirely as Z had expected,"
he asserted upon hi arrival this
morning from Portland on the S. 8.
Admiral Peoples.
O. D. Thomas, state employe, filed
petition for a writ of mandamus be
fore the Oregon supreme court yes
terday. "I am perfectly willing and happy
to disburse the public funds accord
ing to law," Holman said. "And I
am obliged to do so. But first I
must know what the laws are.'
RENTAL LANDLORDS
TO MEET THURSDAY
Rental property owners meeting
scheduled for Friday evening had to
be postponed on account of Vie
Chamber of Commerce meeting
which created a conflict.
About 35 owners assembled and a
general discussion of rental prob
lems ensued.
The general concensus among ren
tal owners Is that they can no
longer keep the unemployed In their
houses as they are strictly up
against It themselves, and can no
longer afford to pay water, etc.
Use of the court house auditor
ium has been secured for Thursday
evening, March 30th. when they
,hope there will be no conflicts and ' .
interested parties can attend.
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