11,265. MAJOR SABER AND HIS ARMY OF WAR

MAJOR SABER AND 

HIS ARMY OF WAR

'You have three hours left and I

need you to talk fast. My sorry

friend, your execution is imminent.

Now, will you talk? Kenlon, now

prick him with your knife.'

-

'Oh God yes, now. I ask forgiveness

yet you must please save my life.

I did it this way, with two others,

now dead. We entered the Captain's

chambers last Tuesday and coated

his bed-rails with poison. As he moved

about we knew he'd touch the wood.

Progressively, it would enter his system

and in a day or so bring him down. We

did not realize we were being watched.'

-

Kenlon answered, 'Yes, of course, you

fool. What else did you think. We too

wanted him out of the way, and you'd be

doing us a favor, and for free. We watched

but let you go. You sorry fool; why stop

three idiots on their way to Hell.'

-

'Ow! You've got me, bleeding. My idea

was to live. Have you forgotten? Why?

I can give you 200,000 US dollars; 

pig-money, I am sure, but that's what's 

left. The other two are dead, so I have 

three times what I expected, and, or 

once had, the new army behind me. 

AWW! So I thought. AAAH! You

are hurting me!'

-

Brislays turns to Kenlon, 'Do it again

and do it harder. He's still going to die...

You insufferable fool, you thought you'd

get away with what amounts to rank

betrayal. Even tyrants limit mistakes to

one, don't you see! Kenlon! Take him

down but have him know first we have

already the money and the location he'd

given was wrong! Take two fingers off,

one a thumb for sure! And the next
person I see in such a fix as this,
tell them not to waste a hat for 
their head is coming off.'

-

AAAWW! Mercy, please sir! I pledge

a new allegiance, AAOW!! I am beaten

here, now I am useless! What has come

of me, this work, these plans, for absolutely

nothing now but a rabid, scaly death? I

am bested, a waste of man, a tepid, torpid

fool awaiting now an execution? No! No!

Spare me even that. Kill me now, for I

already bleed too much.'

-

'Take him outside, dust him up,

and then shoot him in the head.'

AAAAAWWW!  NOOO!!