“You will still discover that I am speaking the truth, Abdul Hoessein. By Allah, you will eventually know. Besides, you can still kill me if I do not tell you the truth.”
“Why the sudden change of heart, Legion dog?”
“Because of the Touaregs,” Fritz answers and shakes his big head. “I am afraid of the Touaregs. They will kill us all. Put us on the horses so that we can move faster.”
“Untie him,” Hoessein orders one of his men. “Give him some food and water, but not too much, and put him on one of the loose horses.”
Then he looks over at Jack Ritchie. “What about you? Now I have two men willing to talk, and two is better than one, but maybe it would be better if I have three.”
“I shall not talk, Hoessein,” Jack says, grinding his teeth. He steps forward, and his cheeks tremble with con
