PAOE SIX
MTCPFOTID MAIL TRTBUNTC, MEPFORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1933.
Chapter 4
RICCOLI AGAIN
hfHB truth about the cruel Kald of
Mekaizen and his on Ralsul
was that although all feared them
alive, none mourned them now that
they had departed.
It waa to be observed that those
who mentioned their names spat as
they did so, albeit they seemed re
lieved, as well as aghast that they
had the temerity to do it.
Nor Indeed ras a single shot
fired from any housetop as French
reinforcements, headed by a Squad'
ron of the Fifth Ppahls Morrocalas,
and guided by an accredited emis
sary of the Vizier, rod through the
streets of the Citadel that, mighty,
Impressive, and Impregnable,
frowned down upon the town,
"Orderly!" called Colonel Le
Sage.
Otho stepped Into the room,
smartly saluting.
"I have been talking with er
Margaret of Yelverbury, and mak
ing arrangements for her safe ar
rival at that famous place.
"She tells me she would like to
have a word with you, before the car
avan and escort start off."
"Thank you, sir."
"Well, my boy, I should be giving
the young lady tea In this room, In
a few minutes. I am very busy.
You shall deputize."
"Thank you, sir."
"Ob, you English!" ejaculated
Colonel Le Sage as he strode from
the room. "Face of stone It heart
of Are."
"Othol"
"Margaret!"
"I'm not orylng, Otho ,, ."
"Margaret, this Is absolutely the
happiest day In all our lives so far.
Of course you're not crying."
"Otho, you will take care of your
self r
"Cotton-wool, Margaret"
"Otho, the time will soon pass.
And look I am coming out to Africa
again. Dear, I can. I must. I shall."
Otho shook his head. -
"To some perfectly good town,
Dtho. Sldl bel Abbes, Algiers, Oran.
Whatever garrison-town or depot
Is nearest to where you are."
Otho smiled. . .
"Too good to be true, Margaret
I may be In some desert outpost or
ome hole like this, for the rest of
my service."
"Also, you may not Did you know
that Colonel Le Sage la married 7"
. "No. What about It t"
"Well, he Is. And I'm coming out
to visit his wife. Dear Otho) I'm
tolng to stay with her. And Colonel
Le Sage Is golnr to stay with her,
too. And he's going to bring his or
derly. See?"
"Margaret! Margaret there's so
much to say, one can say nothing.
tvnat can one say 7"
"Oh, yes," continued Margaret "I
have got something to say. darllnir.
And that's about Colonel Le Sage,
too. From Colonel Le Sage, 'n f st.
Darling, he wants you to leave the
. ranks."
"Leave Joe Mummery and the
other two7"
"Yes, darling. Yes, Otho. Look.
It might shorten the time for us."
', "How 7"
"Do you know, Otho, that you
am made a very deep Impression
npon Colonel Le Sago 7 Do you know
waai ne aotuall. hinted at?
A commission! As he said, you aro
gentlemen (a 'milord,' In fact!),
clever, a linguist a great fighter, as
brave as a lion, and, as he put It,
-inexoraDiy laithful unto death,
"Also you have distinguished
yourself again here. He says, with
out you and your men' he might
nave railed against Rlccoll and la
the taking of the Castle."
"Oh rot! Stop It darling, do.
Don't let's talk about me. Let's ..
jjeis wnat7"
"This, and this, and this, and
mis . '
"Otho, you will take your chance,
won't you 7"
"Well, aren't It"
"You know what I mean, darling.
You will take your chance, Otho,
for my sake 7"
"Dosert Joe and the othors who
came with mej No."
"But think what you'd be able to
do for them."
"Yes, dear. Do for them alto
gether, I should think. If I left them
In the lurch."
"But darling, re can't marry on a
halfrwiny a day! We could marry at
ONE KILLED, TWO HURT
IN
PORTLAND, Ore., April 8. (AP)
One men was killed and two persons
were injured here today wtwn an
automobile, traveling at high speed,
omened out of control, skidded 160
feet, struck an uprooted a tree 10
inches In diameter, and overturned
on a lot. The driver, Walter V. Lewis,
40, waa held without ball on a charge
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EPPERMINT
GUM YOU
Valiant Dust
by Perelval Christopher Wren -beugest"
once, when you'd got your commis
sion. Look, darling I know. Yon
talk It over with Joe Mummery and
the other two, after you've seen
Colonel Le Sage again. You will,
won't you? Promise me that I shall
go away so much happier. Almost
happy, Otho, it you'll promise me
that."
Otho smiled, as be took Mar
garet In his arm. again.
"I promise that," he said.
Colonel Le Sage knocked, In the
appointed manner, upon the door of
the room that had been Rlccoll's
quarters, and was now his prison.
"Guard the door outside," said he
to the legionnaire who opened the
door, and sprang to attention.
Kemovlng the key from the lock,
and pocketing It Le Sage turned to
Rlccoll, who sat at his table,
nervously drumming upon it with
his fingers, and who eyed him 7lth
a feverish pale anxiety.
"You've come for my help, Le
Sage?" he began. "But It will bo on
terms, on terms. I shall refuse to. . ."
Listen, Major Rlccoll," Inter
rupted Le Sage. "The citadel, town,
and country, of Mekazzon, are now
In my bands for France.
"The whole of what was your
column Is here, garrisoning the
castle, picketing the town, and pa
trolling the secret routes by the
oaseB and bidden waterholes.
"I have now a quorum of officers
for a council of war, and I could
try you this very day, by court mar
tial. If I did so, you would be found
guilty: you would be sentenped to
death: and I would myself superin
tend the carrying out of the sen
tence, at dawn tomorrow. The r-lng-party,
under Major Langeac,
would consist of those legionnaires
whom I know to be faithful, loyal,
and obedient soldiers of France.
"But I shall not have you tried by
court martial."
Rlccoll smiled.
"I will take It upon me to spare
France that scandal. There shall be
no great Rlccoll affair, eclipsing In
shamefulness and European popu
larity the Dreyfus affair; eclipsing,
because poor Dreyfus was an Inno
cent man, whereas you. Major Rio
coll, are a guilty one a traitor to
your country, your army, and your
oath. i
"No. There will be no court mar
tial."
Rlccoll laughed.
"I'm sure there won't my food
Le 8age," ho said.
'No. No court martial, and no
scandal. Do you see this revolver.
Major Rlccoll? And do you remem
ber a tittle episode of many years
ago, In which a revolver figured
prominently? Do you remember my
ceiling you that it contained ons
cartridge? And do you remember
my spinning the chamber thus?
"And after all, It proved to bs
empty.
"Once again I offer yon a revoV
ver, Major Rlccoll."
Rlccoll extended an eager hand,
seized the revolver and present
ing It at Le Sage's face, pulled the
trigger. And again, and again.
"No, no. Major Rlccoll," smiled
Le Sage. "I had not forgotten what
you did on the occasion to which I
allude. You fired at me then, with
what you thought was the sixth and
certain shot Didn't you?
Now go and stand In the corner
of the room there."
"Murder?" ga.pod Rlccoll.
"Oh, no," rebllod Le Sate. "Stanil
there. So. Now as I go out of this
room, 1 shall, Just before I close the
door, give you a cartridge."
Rlccoll stared wide-eyed, aghast
"Now, Major Rlccoll, listen. And If
over you bolleved anything in the
whole of your life, believe this "now.
You have your choice. And it
Is the only choice, of any sor or
kind, that Is left to' you. You can
die by your own hand or by mine.
For i swear by the Name of Qod.
and the nans of France, If you do
not take your own life, I will myself,
wun my own hand, kill you In this
room.'
In your life you have done m ch
harm to France. In your doath you
shall do none.
In an hour's time I shall send
a burying party to this cell."
As be closed the door. Colonel Le
Sage contemptuously tossed a car
tridge to Major Napoleon Rlccoll.
that Man of Destiny.
THE END
of Involuntary manslaughter. Polios
said he was drunk.
Basil 0. Little-page, 40, was fatally
Injured, and Mrs. Charlotte Buckley
and Wesley Hanson, 88, were hurt.
WTLUAMSTON, Mich. i&j M a n
agement practices at the Wllllanuton
wild life management project have
resulted In a 480 per cent increase In
pheasants at a cost of 47 cents a bird
as compared with 13.80 13.880 esti
mated as the cost of liberating each
bird reared by state game farms.
Actual Increases on two tracts to
talling 1,380 acres were 480 and 443
per cent. Tracts left unimproved for
comparison showed an Increase of 100
per cent In pheasant population.
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Democratic club of Medford are plan
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ning to attend, the Jefferaon banquet
to be held In Portland April 18, It
waa announced yesterday.
One of the leading speaker at the
banquet will be Edward O. Kelly of
thle city, .successful Democratic
candidate to the legislature from thlc
district. Mr. Kelly was Invited last
week to address the banquet audi
ence, and has accepted. Moore Ham
ilton, president of the local Demo
cratic club, was appointed vice
chalman of the banquet, and is urg
ing a good attendance from this dis
trict. The Southern pacific has an
nounced special low rates for the
week-end and - many southern Ore
gon lans are expected to attend the
Democratic celebration and remain In
the Rose city for Easter.
LET APRIL 19TH
SALEM, April 6. (AP) Contracts
totaling about 75,0O0 will be let by
the state highway commission at
the meeting set for April 10 In Port
land, It was announced today. The
contract will be paid for out of
state funds.
The contracts, all for producing
and piling of crushed rock and
grovel. Include:
Jackson county Tratl-Proepect
section of the Crater Lake highway,
4.600 cu. yds. of crushed gravel.
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B. C. Circulation
Dinger Clerk Candidate
SALEM, April 6. (AP) Fred E.
Drager, for many years chief clerk
of the house of representatives, an
nounced here today mat he would
be a candidate for chief clerk of 4)
the constitutional convention to bo
called here sometime In August to .
vote on repeal of the 18th amend
ment. "