Rejtő, Jenő: The three musketeers in Africa; Q 19045

30 chance — the Prince of Vales happened to inspect the prison, and ordered that Levin be granted his wish. The incident was reported in the press. Levin rose to the top of the tree, and on his release was employed by the Savoy Hotel in London. Buster is dumbfounded as the corporal, asked by Alphonae, identifies one of Levin's convict disciples as Brigeron, a ruthless robber and murderer. Buster recognizes in the man the Captain's chief henchman at Igori, a one-eyed "engineer". On the Marquis de Surenne's order, the army carries out swift and sweeping purges, and Igori is strifed from the air. Aircraft land* a large armed force, and Igori surrenders. Sixteen are executed, the "Captain" /Pitman/ is manacled and taken to Gran, where he is court-martialled and executed. The official communique appears in the newspapers, saying the convicts attempted a revolt at Igori. The three runaway soldiers whose exploits were so much written about in the press went to Igori as agents of the secret service /one of them was a civilian/. That is why the army didn't go out of its way to arrest them. This the balm to soothe the duped authorities. Before his execution, Pitman told all. Lt Fl®urien he killed and whose identity he stole was sent to Igori to look into the plans of a proposed Congo railway, and report on the whole affair. A number of