The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-15

broken head had been some month
ended and mended, and the Contra
Southern Syndicate had paid Dick n Ger
tain sum on account for work done
which worr they were careful 10 aasur,
him was not altogether up to their stand
md. Dick beaved tho letter into III,
Milo at Cairo, chshed the draft In III,
same town, and babe n warm farewell IL
Torpenhow at tho station. "1
VI am going 10 lie up for n while ant
rest," Bald TOrpenhow. ~ don't know
where l shall live In London, but II Col
brings Es to meet, We shall meet, Are
you staying hero now OH tho or chanc,
OF another row. There will be none till
tho Southern Soudan Ia reoccuppied BY
our troops. Mark that. Good.by, bless
you, come back when your MONEYS
spnnt and give Inc your address,"
Dick loite,ed In Carlo, Alexandria.
lFmailia, and Port Said, especially Port
Said. There 10 iniquity In many parts
Of the world, and vico IN nil, but the
concentrated esscnce OF nil the iniuuities
and oil tue vices in all tho continents
finds Itself NJ Port Said. And through
tho heart OF TINT sand.bor,!ered he'll.
where the mirage ilickers all day long
above tho Bitter Lake., move, II you will
only wait, most of the men and women
you have known In this life. Dick 60.
lablIshca himself In quarters more riot.
ons Than ictpPciable. He spent Ills
evenings on thequay, aud boarded many
shipn, and raw very many irieulp.-
gracious EngIishwomen with whom he
had talked not too wisely in tho veranla
OF Shephards' Hotel, hur.ying war cor.
respondents, skippeiB OF the contract
troop ships employed in the campaign,
army oilicsrs by the score, and others
OF less reputable trades. He had
choice 81 MI the races of the East
and West for studies, and the
advantage OF seeing his subjects under
the influence Of strong excitement, at
the gaming tables, na!oons, dancing hslls
and everywhere. For recreation there
was the atraisht vista Of the canal, the
blazing eapds, lhe procession o! shipping
and the white hospitals where the Eng.
lisE soldieia ley. Dick stroye 10 pen
down in black and white and color all
that Providence sent him, and when that
supply Wascnded sought about for fresh
material. 1t was fascinating employ.
ment, but 1t ran away with his money,
and he had drawn in advance the eco
to which he WIS entitled yearly. snow
lshall haveto work and starvc !" thought
be, and was addressing himself 10 this
new fate, when mysterious telegram
arrived from Topenhow in England,
which said, Come back, quick you have
caught on. Come" Alursc smile over.
spread his face. $50 soon! that's good
hearing" sud he to himsoli. "lhere
will be an orgy tonight. I'll stand or
fall by my luck. Faith, it's time it
camel" He deposited hall OF his fluids
in the hands OF his well known friends.
Monsieur and Madame Binat, and order.
ed himeelf II Zanzibar dance OF the finest.
Monsieur BiDat was shaking with drink,
but MADAME smiled sympathelically:
"Monsleur needs chair, OF course,
and OF course Monsieur will sketch:
Monsieur amnses himself strangely"
Binat raised blue.white face from
cot in the inner room. ~ understand
he quavered. ave all know Monsieur.
Monsieur is an artist, IS have bcen,"
Dick nodded. "ln the end" said Binat,
with gravity, "Alonsieur will descend
alive into hell, rs have descended."
And he laughed.
.'Non must come 10 the dance, too"
said Dick. ~ shall want YOU"
"For my face? l knew it would be
10. For my face? My God and for
my degradation go Tremendous! l will
not. Take him away. He is a devil.
Or at least do thou, Celeste, demand Of
him more" The excellent Dinat began
to kick and scream.
"A Il things are Tor sale in Port Said"
said Madame. "lf my husband comes
it will DO SO much more. Eh, 'ow you
call-'alt sovereign"
The money was paid, and the mad
dance came off that night in walled
courtyard at the back OF Madame
Biaats house. The lady herself, in
faded mauve elk always about to slide
from he. shoulders, played the piano,
and to the tin-pot music OF Western
waltz the naked Zanzibar girls danced
iurloualy by the light OF kerosene lamps.
Binat tat on q chair and stared with eyes
that cav nothing, till the whirl OF the
dance and the clang OF the rafting piano
stole into the drink that took the place
Of blood in his Veins, and his face
slistened. Dick took him by tho chin
brutality and turned that face to the
light. Madame Binat looked over her
shoulder and smiled with many teeth.
Dick leaned againet tho walla sketch
ed for IN hour, till tho kerosene lamps
pegan to smell, and the girls threw
themselves pantingou the hard.baaten
ground. Then he shut his book with
snap and moved away, Binat plucking
feebly at his elbow. "Show me-" he
Thimpered. ~ loo was oEce III artist,
even !" Dick showed him tho rough
sketch. sam ! that?" he screamed.
will you take that away with you and
show all the world that it is l, Binat?"
lilo moaned and wept.
Monsieur has paid ior ALL" said
Madame. ITO the pleasure Of seeing
Monsieur again
The courtyard cato shut, and Dick
hurried up tho sandy street TO the near
est gambliug-hell, where be was well
known. 1.-THE luck holds, it's IN omen !;
il lose, must stay here" lie placed
his money picturesQuely about the
board, hardly daring 10 look at what he
DID. The luck held. Three turns Of
the wheel left him richer by twenty
pounds, and no went down to the ship
ping make friends with the captain Of