She looked at him suspiciously. "Hm-m-m. Such as what?"

"Such as whether to put my face on the postage stamps profile or

full."

She said, under her breath, "I shoulda known. Already, delusions of

grandeur."

"Holy Mackerel," Cliff protested. "Aren't we ever serious around this

place? You two will wind up gagging with the firing squad."

Crawford chuckled softly but let his face go serious. "Sorry, Cliff.

What's on your mind?"

Cliff said impatiently, "From the radio reports, the Arab Union is

consolidating its position. El Hassan is being discredited by the

minute. Your followers were in control for a time in Mopti and Bamako,

but they're falling away because of lack of direction. The best way I

can put reports together, the Reunited Nations is in complete

confusion. Everybody accusing everybody of double-dealing."

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