Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1933, Page 22

STAR, WASHINGTON, - WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1938, Vauunt Dust) ceszmes® There Is ek No Mystery... had dese) ‘unarmed. ‘Absolutely unarmed; for, before Pere % iny wall, he had leant Slowly turning s majestic gase upon 'When the of | the, foolish int 5 Lansburgh’s #O CONNICTION WITH ANY OTHER WASHINGTON STORE T™, 8™ end § and 1l - en s pessword by o a8 & col- ho & _com- 3 10'8 ellf l:llnou”:“ iy, Rlocoll” ntrusts e Kata of Mramen BRGT. MAJ. VITTORELLI him- self thereafter entertained the messeniger, Who seemed deeply interested in the men and ways of the post, and, after sunset, lantern in hand, escorted him to the gate, and saw him out into the night. As the Moor swung down the hill- side to where his camels were tethered, a mile or so from the fort, he frowned in deep thought. “It might be a genuine coup,” he | mused. “It might. And then again, if | I know my Riccoli, my budding Na- PoWith 4 e‘avewum 133’1:1;:; s ragg -] man, | clad in a goat-halr cloak, whom he | addressed as Pierrepont, but who ap- peared to be but a dirty Arab camel- driver, he discussed the matter at some length, and in the French tongue, as they drank coffee together. “Wonder if Langeac will have any difficulty in joining us tonight?” mused Lh:’ déflv camel-driver, changing the subfect. “Not he, dear Plerrepont. Or if be has any mculty. he'll overcome it.” Both men laughed. “He saw you all right today?” “He did.” “And you're sure he recognized you?” | “Quite. We fairly exchanged glances —after I'd made the sign. “Yes . . . Langeac will be with us by- and-by,” he continued, “and then we'll get off as soon at possible.” “Langeac’s the clever one,” smiled the dirty camel-man. i “Clever as the devil” agreed the T. other. The two sipped their ocoffes in silence for & while. “What are you laughing at?” in- quired the camel-driver. “Thinl of Riccoli’s face when I oonfront him with Langeac.” “May I be there to see,” breathed | the camel-man fervently. | % % x Sensation . . . ! Nine days’ wonder. An interest in life at last—an abeo- | lute tonic and a marvelous cure of in- eciplent. sun madn: Mad, of course—a clear case of mad- eS8, nmdm'bomthevholomm ess. Bombelli had not Nved in vain, for | he had deserted in the night—and given | les legionnaires something to talk about. | At least, he was missing from his | post, and he could hardly have van- | ished into thin air, been spirited away, | kidnaped. | “What a fool!” sald les legionnaires | as one man. ‘Where on earth did he think he could get to, from there? How long did he think he was going to live in that desert without water? The silly lunatic knew what a ter- rible business it had been for the prop- | erly-equipped section to reach the spot where they had built the post. And how long did he suppose he wa: going to escape the attention, and at tentions, of the Arabs—Bedouin, Tou- areg, Hoggar raiders, Moorish moun- taineers? What did he suppose they'd do to him when when they caught him, as most assuredly they would? The poor pitiable silly fool. What worse spot could he have chosen in all Africa, from which to attempt to de- sert. And what a queer thing, too, that a man who obviously stood high in the favor of the sergeant-major should de- | sert! A man who was never “for it,”| never in cells, never in trouble of any sort—a man moreover, with good pick- ings as an officer’s servant. ell, well—if they’d been told that one of the section was going to desert, the very last man they would have ex- d to do so would have been Maj. lceoli’s orderly. Fi Nor, it transpired, was that the queer- est thing about this queer business, for Strange help is plotied, tomorrow, for Otho Belleme. ZONTA CONCERT MAY 24 Evelyn Davis Benior Dance Group Will Be Featured. ed by Miss 'mwnnaf' ipecially for the concert are o8] or Finckel e piano. Miss Davis appear in three solo dances. 7th, 8th and E While present stocks last, Lansburgh’s Optical Department offers excep- tional values. Glasses i [Complete, Lense and Frame ‘“We exchanged glances—" seemed a less likely subject for an at- | tack of the desert-madness? ] That there should have been any other sort of attack was unthinkable. | ‘Bombelli would have given the alarm, | fired his rifle. 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