The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-28

epidemic of typhoid fever at several places
along the banks. ard the telegraph report
ing quantities of deaths as daily occurring
at AsSouan.
never saw woman so devotedly and
passionately in love in my life 1t was
most touching. To my surprise she even
came to me one day in my rooms at Shep-
heard's hotel to beg me to try to move her
lover. Ii was almost impossible to believe
that the beautiful young lady who came to
me dressed in the very smartest and latest
Partisan style. with the most coquettish of
creations in the shape Of a tulIe bonnet,
was really anxious to disguise herself
in the hideous dress OF an Egyptian
woman, and all for the sake of love But
so 1t was. She threw herself at my feet
she clasped my knees, she kissed nv
hands, while the hot tears ralned down
upon the muntin. Quite gained over, |
felt for the moment that Dunrayen was a
positive brute not to let Mathilde accom-
pany him. and 1 weakly vowed that I
would persuade him to do so. Impulsively
the lovely creature sprang to her feet,
threw her arms around my neck and
kissed ME on the lips. 1t was the most in
nocent action in the world, under the cir
cumstances, and | shall cherish the men,
DRY OF that kiss to my dying day. | don't
know what the upshot of it all would have
been, but circumstances eventually made
it impossible for Charles to take her. He
was suddenly ordered off the next day af-
ter our interview. and instead of going up
the Nile by train to Assiout, ordered to go
up with some officers and soldiers in a
steamer that was starting from the kasrel-
Nil bridge that very evening. He scarcely
had time to say goodbye to Mathilde and
embark, and none TO make any definite ar
rangements with her. | drove her back
in an ''arabiyeh" from the steamer. when
she was very pale and determined looking.
Il
were quite fearless. Indeed she had, 10
my great surprise, parted from Dunrayen
with the greatest composure-a composure
which, | think. must have alarmed him.
so different was 1t to her usual passionate
impulsiveness. 1t certainly astonished
me. | left her at her own house and then
with great regret said farewell. for had
TO so down to Alexandria on duty next
day. And that was the last time | saw
her. must now pass over the incidents
of Dunrayen s voyage up the Nile TO ASST
ont, where he changed into one of Cooks
Nile steamers going further south, and |
Will indeed carry him right on. four days'
journey or so further south, TO Luxor. so
celebrated for its own magnificent rnins
and for the stupendous ruins of Karnak
about mile away. these latter, indeed
being the most wonderful remains OF
antiquity that the whole world possesses.
The steamer had been crowded with peo-
pie OF all classes and nationalities. and
Charles Dunraven hailed with relief the
idea of getting ashore and away from the
motley crew for night. as he had secured
rooms by wire in advance at the excellent
Luxor hotel. \ great many other passen-
gers also dlsembarked AZ Luxor. and as
they were all going over the side together.
punraven remarked audibly 10 an ac-
QuaintarCe: II shall stroll up TO karnak
after dinner tonight and look AT the tenn
- ~ ffFrDr II
Not |, faith. replied the other: THE
ruins have very bad reputation after
dark They say they are haunted not
only by the ghosts Of dead and gone Egvp-
tians. but also by brigands" ..Oh =
laughed Charles, is that all? Well.
thank goodness. am not in the leas.
AFRAID OF spooks. and as for hrigauds.
those gentry are not yerv brave
about here, and after the lesson We
gave them recently AZ Reni Hassau. my
one gendarmeTle coat and nv tar bush
or iez, would scare away 4 whole army of
them, so | shall 90 alone. am rather
fond Of solitude in ruins" According
therefore, To his determination, that night
Charles started alone for the ruins He
knew the way we'll, and his Egyptian uni-
form, OF a SendarmeTie bey. deferred any
Of the usual Arab loaterS about the hotel
from molestinE and Fostering him with
offers Of their company. especially as he
AishN1 = sinai QtttCtlSC GtNNarilcEle post in
the place itself. the commander Of which.
sergeant major. had reported himself i'm
medlately on his arrival. Duuraven had
SIMPLY told the "bash-shavesh. " or SER
seant major II carry ont MS usual patrols
and leave business till the morrow morn.
and had then started. He wore his sW5rj
IN brown leather sam Browne holt
nut nai no other weapon.
Slowly sauntering along in the r1i+-a--
ing moonlight Of that lovely night. he had
gained the celebrated avenue Of sphjnxes
almost before he was aware he had started
us thoughts We're far away down the
NAe with his dear Mathllie, and through
the thin wreaths of his cigarette smoke he
Almost imagined he saw her sweet image
noAtlnS above him. as il were, IN a halo
Heating on q background Of cerulean blue.
suddenly, lust rs he reached the last
sphinx Of all. thar which was ius- on the
edge az the somber shadows cast by the
We!rl columns Of the mighty temple into
which ne was about TO plunge. he was
GlSaGreeah.y aroused from his reverie
FROM where she was sitting on the
sandy ground, leaning against this
sphinx ana apparently doing, an Arab