Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1933, Page 32

VALIANT DusT Author of by Percival Christopher Wren <stAuGeste® CHAPTER XVIL The Greedy Kaid, ERY well,” observed the Kaid, €« at the conclusion of the in- | terview. “All is now clear as! the limped waters of the| rivers of Paradise, and we | understand _each other, as & pious, | Jearned and- true believer understand: eth the words of the Book | “Two hundred and filty thousand marks in gold; four mountain guns, such as take to picces to be carried on the backs of mules; ammunition and a good and faithful m my gunners in the use and care of such guns. | “And you yourself to remain in my country until full 2nd complete delivery of ail things agreed upon,” added the Kaid. Sitting cross-legged upon his cushion, the big stranger bowed low from the waist, his head almost touching his feet. “Jt is agreed.” he said, and on that happy note the interview conciuded. | “What think you of h:m. oh, Raisul, my son?” inquired the Keid, when the stranger had been conducted from the council chamber to the dungeonlike guest room which had been allotted to him, “and what said you to him in his own tongue?” “1 spoke to him in Engl Raisul. * rudder served, and bad: him r¢ that tongue. He did marked German never trust any ma but I believe he is a German an he professes to be. I say keep him in this country and let him send what messages and messengers he will, Mes- sengers chosen you, of course.” “And you, my friend? Speak your mind fully and frankl said the Kaid, | turning to the Senc seated next to and slightly below hin “Undoubtedly he is our German, and undoubtedly the genuine agent, the prompt reply. “Invaluable. friend the German consul at Tangi sent me a phoiograph of the fellow. and said, in the eovering letter, that his information from the Friedrich- strasse was that he had started. That ‘would about tally with his arriving now. | “And then, of course, he has the pass- | word,” he continued, “and that was; known to no other living persen but you, the consul and myself. Oh, yes, he's can have | h” replied complete confidence in him. “Let me see the picture again,” said the Kaid Abd'allah Karim. “Yes, that is undoubtedly the same | man,” he continued after a carel = he convinced you he could-do all this?” -~ “Completely. He can drill and ma- neuver your cavalry and lead a cavalry charge that will sweep away your ene- mies. He knows the ranging and load- ing and firing of the guns that will come; also the care of them, and will train your gunners to handle them so | as to blow your enemies to hell. “He can drill and train your footmen and form them in regiments so that,/ in addition to being the marvelous marksmen that they are, they will have | the discipline and steadiness of the ‘rench themselves, yea, of the French Foreign Legion.” ‘Would that we could get & few of those fine warriors, those desert lions,” mused the Kaid. “They would be worth their weight in minted silver. One or two of them have come to me, have <rved me well, risen to rank and honor, and died in battle. Two_ or three T have captured in battle. But | none Of these prisoners would fight for | me against the French, and since as slaves they are not worth their keep, e had a litlle merry sport with them. “Dropping them from the walls onto | the hooks, eh, my father?” laughed! Rai-ul, “After bringing them face to face! ith a dozen deaths,” chuckled the id. “Would that I had & regiment ' of them, their fo “So meny cnd vcry many more, you ner masters.” > ' shall have, oh, my father,” promised Raisul. swear “Willing volunteers. That I to you by the Beard of the Prophet. A gift from me to you.” (To be continued tomorrow.) SLAYING SPOUSE HELD JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 24.—A coroner’s jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide Monday in connection with the fatal shooting last week of Richard | | O. Greer, cclored, by his white wife, | Suawanna Greer. Testimony at the inquest lmflmaedl the woman, said by her lawyers to be the former owner of an Asbury Park, N. J., hotel, gave up her friends three | years ago, feur, disposed of her property and in- vested $80,000 in the production of a | play Greer was writing. d her colored chauf- ‘Willis ‘Tyler, colored attorney for Mrs. Greer, told the jury that unhappiness beset the couple after they came to | California and that the shot which study of a portrait, bearing the name | .4 Greer followed a long series of | administered to his and address of the German photog- rapher, which Senor Pedro Maligni oduced from the leather case which e always carried about his person. “He asked for nothing for himself— | which is a little suspicious.” observed | the Kaid, whose natural habit it was to Judge others by himself. “No need to do so,” the senor as- sured him. himself, all right.” i “Bribes, commissions, pickings, do you mean?" “Well, well,” smiled Maligni, m. But I was not thinking of that. t I meant was that he’ll get his re- ward in his own country, from his own employers. Honor, otion, payment, Af he is succesful if he foments trouble among the tribes, and helps u t% wage successful war against r.hel ench.” “T am to be the wasp that stings the | } hand of Germany’s enemy as he is H about to strike, eh?” smiled the Kaid. | “Or as he is about to defénd himself,” agreed Maligni. | “So,” murmured the Kaid, and sat awhile in thought. 'words to 2" ‘The fine soldierly Moor stiled, bowed and salaamed to his master. “I am no thinker, nor clever schemer, oh, Kaid,” he in a deep, sonorous voice. “The man seemed to me to be & mmfldmflqmst.mdlmmo his . I know nothing of policies and plots, nor of the use of words that have is no mere messenger. of the army of the Germanis, and has fought in this country of Africa, where he le]lmed Arabic and the ways of the | i i “It is well” sald Mahommed Al el Amin, and fell silent. “And shall we hear your voice. oh, son of my old and faithful friend?” in- | quired the Kaid courteously of Jules Maligni. “For I am told.that, though young. you are a man of learning, wis- dom and understanding.” “How should I speak words worthy the attention of such a one as the Kaid | Abd'allah Karim and in the presence of my father and these wise men?” was “But, even as Ma- soldier, so I know that he is a German. Speaking to him in French, as one who knew no German, I received a reply in French, and it was the French of a . He is, without a doubt, a German, though I can say nothing else | about him. him. { “But what need?” he added, “since my father can—and has his photo- graph, his password, and the statement | of the German counsel that such a man | was being sent from Berlin. Svurely his| description and the photograph prove it, and obviously he could not have ob- | tained the chosen password by guile” | “Surely,” agreed the Kaid, stroking| his beard. “Very well. Relying on the plighted word of mv friend and adviser, the Sidi Pedro Maligni, and on the wis- dom of mv counselors here present. I will trust this man and accept him for | what he appears to be. But he shall | remain with us until we have the money and arms. And. indeed, until the fight- 1ng is over, :since he is a soldier. “Doubtless he would fight for us?” | he continued. turning to Maligni. “Doubtless,” agreed #hat gentlema: “Of a certainty. He would willingly take command of your artillery, or of | your cavalry, or of such portion of your | infantry forces as you chcose to put in his chnrge. They are great soldiers, these Germans, and tbis man knows | all three branches, and could command | and maneuver a brigade of all arms.” | “You know much of him,” observed | the Kaid. “I talked long with him 'ast night,” | replied Maligni. “Almost tdl the dawn | we_talked A new step in a famous TREATMENT | ELIZABETH ARDEN’S deep Muscle Manipulations are now more effective than ever dueto an extraordinarynew for- mula Miss Arden has just discov- ered and used only in connec- tion with her SalonTreatments. © Ask for this New Treatment. beatings Greer wife, The question of whether Mrs. Greer will be held for trial is to be decided by the district attorney. “He'll get something for CLEAN YOUR RUGS FIRST it ehune Cleanis aad Tehovang: ™ RENOVIZE AND RENOVATE ELIZABETH ARDEN 3147 Connecticut Avenne + National 416 T TR SR T ling t0 fight for me against | fd CAPITAL WOMAN GETS LIFE INTEREST IN ESTATE | Will of Maj. Morton B. Steele Dis- tributes Property Valued at $10,000. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 24.—Maj. Morton Burr Stelle of Talbot, Md., winner of the Croix de Guerre, who died May 12, last, in Paris, left property valued at more than $10,000 in New York State, it was learned Monday when his will was offered for probate here. In the document, dated February 27, last, the testator directed that his re- mains be cremated and the ashes i terred in the National Cemetery af Arlington, Va. The Talbot Post of the American Legion, at Easton, Md., receives $500, and a household sérvant, not named in the will, receives the equivalent of & salary. An sunt, Mrs. Ella Whit- D. C., gets & life ‘when she dies Mrs. William WOMEN’S CLUBS MEET RICHMOND, Va., May 24 UP).—Two sightseeing tours were arranged today as part of a varied round of business sessions, speeches and entertainment for | Prid: the delegates to the fifteenth council meeting of the General Federation of ‘Women's ‘Clubs. . 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