Achmed Abdullah

Name: The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43
Author: Achmed Abdullah

The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43 (1903)

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“The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43”, published in 1903, is a work by Achmed Abdullah. It explores elements such as the Yankee Doodle Glory, Vyvyan and Truex.

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Achmed Abdullah, The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43 (1903)

“ On they swarmed to the west in endless lines of trucks and lorries, or on railway lines paralleling the main road with every form of carriage pressed into war service, from the newest affair turned out of the Stettin yards to historical bits of rusty iron rescued from the Breslau scrap heap, from the luxurious wagon-lits of the Southern Express to drab, rickety cattle cars that, up to twenty-four hours before the war, had carried thousand of tons of live Russian geese and Serbian pigs to feed Germany's crunching maw. ”

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Achmed Abdullah, The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43 (1903)

“ Other trains were rattling in from all directions, from Stuttgart and Coburg and Dresden and Munich, all carrying officers and high civilian officials, the latter the vanguard of that army of governors and judges and tax collectors whom efficient Germany had already appointed to rule the lands to be conquered and stolen.
Vyvyan and Tom passed rapidly down the platform and out to the street. They saw Mrs. Wedekind and Bertha enter a cab.
"I shall try and see what I can do about commandeering a motor-car. Once I have it, I can't hang around town with it. No joy-riding in time of war. ”

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Achmed Abdullah, The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43 (1903)

“ The Metz train, carrying a number of high-ranking officers, had the right of way, and the soldiers turned and cheered as they saw, painted on every car, the flashing initials that proved the train to be in the service of the General Staff.
At every station there were troops, crowds, flags, bands. There was hustle and bustle. Singing, laughter, shouting. Words of command. Curses.
Booted, spurred officers piled into the train, half-a-dozen of them into Tom's and Vyvyan's compartment. ”

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Achmed Abdullah, The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43 (1903)

“ B. E. D. "British Ethnological Department," he gave the innocuous translation, and then, to Tom's further questions, he replied that the trouble with England, and incidentally with America, was that men like himself were held at a discount at home.
"It's different in Germany. A German Secret Service man has all the help he wants, all the money, every last bit of assistance the War or Foreign Ministries can possibly give him. With us"—he laughed bitterly—"we are lone wolves, we hunt alone, and when we are caught, God help us! Our Government won't! ”

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Achmed Abdullah, The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43 (1903)

“ Vyvyan gave a string of rapid directions, winding up with: "You can't miss the Archbishop's palace. From there you turn straight west, out to the fortifications. You've got to bluff there."
"You bet." Tom smiled. "You know a whole lot about this town, don't you?"
"Rather. Did a bit of work here once. Beyond the outer ring of fortifications is an old fort. A sort of curiosity. They don't use it any more except for summer picnics. It's called the Hohenzollernwarte. Just the other side of it you'll find a thick clump of beech trees. I'll meet you there with whatever car I manage to commandeer." ”

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Achmed Abdullah, The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43 (1903)

“ Vyvyan inclined his head. "That's just what puzzled the German war clique. They have a great army—an army that has fought. Too, they have a navy. But it is an untried affair, their navy, without traditions, without practical training. While our very life, our very blood, our very secret thoughts, are bound up with the sea, the navy, the merchant marine."
"Sure," grinned Tom, with a malicious little wink, "I know ... ”

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Achmed Abdullah, The Man on Horseback — Chapter 43 (1903)

“ It was the Englishman's turn to laugh. "Well—the answer to all these Why's is the unknown metal in the Yankee Doodle Glory!"
"That stuff that scared Truex, affected the sense of hearing of the workers, puzzled Newson Garrett ..."
"And did not puzzle the German chemist—wasn't Conrad Sturtzel his name?—in New York! Right-oh, old dear. You have it!"
"Except," said Tom, "what the fool metal is supposed to be good for. They ran, tried to run, that line of steamers to ship the ore, didn't they?" ”

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