The morning call., 1892-12-29
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10 Khartouml I stared at first, and ther
told him fatty that it was impossible. HI
had as much chance of reaching the moon
/. That's as may be-" said hei ''but, any
way, I'm going to have try"
',But, my dear chap" l demonstrated, ii
:: ygu.do want 10 go to town where all th'
blackguardism Of Africa is buzzing like al
upset wasps' nest, why the plague dom
you try. some more ordinary way-up th'
Nile; from Suakin; any way rather thar
:: from this heaven-forsaken TIipOli?'
Because never heard of any one eve
cutting across there from this same Tripol
before No white man. at least"
=. ~ don't believe it's ever been done: b.
. niggers or anybody. You don't know wha
the desert is"
al don't. but l shall. You'll get M
those camels aud men, PembertonP"
:. Itwss bit awkward. Trades trade Il
=" me ever since drified out here and had t
start earning living; but. you see, Brane
!. Descent had been in my set In the old days
at-Chrst Church. and it goes rather agains
the grain 10 give a quondam ehum leg uI
toward committing suicide.
=. So / said Look here, Pm not going tc
=. rush into this piece Of fooleIry without my
spectacies on. Have q drink and let's talk
:. 1T over"
:. :. M don't mind having the drink and
.don,t mind talking it over. But If you hope
30. talk: me :out of ii you may as we'll save
your wind If you don't get me those
camels and the JOhnnies 10 look after them
SOME one else will; that's about The size Of
;. ii. !. Understand once for all. Pm going"
What languages do you speak,?
-. '''Edglish,. French, Gaelic and German"
q. .''NG Arabie?"
t'None ~.
'''Nof Nngus Francs2"
-: :What's that? Never heard of it,"
=: Then how the devil do you expect TO
get along. may:L ask -? One DAYS journey
Outside this hub of civilization you'll never
::hear a word spoken that you can under
stand do you: expect TO go striding a
:: stin king: splutterlng camel away out TO
:khartogm in polo boots and Norfolk
:: iseket?h
.."Ob, suppose shall have to mount
nigger:s: rig-black my face aud wear fez
and all that.
:, Why you incomparabls idiot, how far
do you think: you'd get? Your guides
= would; slit your throat before you got a
dozen miles away from the walls, just to
prevent your getting robbed by some one
:: el Sc further on.'
= "Surs of:that Pemberton
Sure, my good fellow! Do you suppose
1--we been here in the senqa trade for eight
awful years without picking up thing or
:. two about the natives? Go and ask the
Censul. man."
= v
-.*-:"Welf?". =
:. And he said the same thing, and sent
. me along 10 yeu.. But tell you what: I'll
bet you. nifty. to one in English tenners
y6n're both OF You wrong. No, don't laugh.
=. l d0n't want to welsh you. I'll deposit my
stakes at tile bank here, if there is enc, SO
shat you can help yourself if / don't turn
- up 10 claim. \ ou see, don't disguise from
myself hat there is some risk in the trip"
hats very far-Seeing Of YOU"
nc isnff ~ ptrF eofay -,
served =.
:. :. Science be blessedl All the science in
creation wouldn't rag you out there"
- lie looked rather savage at this last re-
: mark OF mine, and turGed to leave the store,
".WHh a curt announcement that he should
.. expect me TO see about his tra nsport and
escort. AS he was going l sang out after
him again:
The. FIOrio- -Rubattino boat leaves to-
= morrow. Don't be fool. Get aboard Of
:: her and go of to Leghorn again. You've
seen: altthere is worth seeing in this world s.
end hole"
:...."I don't approve of leaving half-empty
= bottles about the place. SO l finished the
- one we bad open, tapped another bottle and
=. got outside that, tcO. This freak of Braue-
.-Desenrs upset me. l didn't want to help
= the man murder himself. and yet-trade
was trade. Ii l didn't make money out of
:: MIN through getting camels and guides
: some one else assuredly would. The halt
Detween~these two opinions parched one.
After siesta the fellow turned up again,
lie seemed Ia the deuce of hurry to get
- on: reminded him that no power In Gre
alton could hustle things Ia TrpOli, and
r. DID him make up his mind 10 90 slow
:: :: lie said he would have al! necessary pa
tiencP.
-: That seemed point gained. He was not
= 60 keen as he had been IN the morning.
might vet persuade him 10 90 home and not
.. make a fool of himself put the matter 10
e: D7m squaTely-told him to think of his SIS
= teL ana ms widowed mother and all the resi-
- OIL tHem, and, IN fact. worked myself up tc
such a pitch that fairly blubbered
lie, took the Interference badly at first
: and satd:I had been drinking
-. Itold him he was an ungrateful brute Ia
" say that. had hardly touched liquor al
Gay isit was anxiety for dear old college
: friend which was Upsetting me-
lie was more civil after that, and with .
" DIT OF pressing came out with one of the
- oodesr tales have ever lent ear to. | did
:':hot care Tor the way he prefaced his re-
=. marks: He said: Confession eases onf
sometimes, and 1 don't suppose you'll re.
member "a word of what I've said by to.
:; morrow morning" he evidently ascribed
:: my emotion to the bottle and not to anxiety
LoI hlmsell.% .Inls was an insult, but did
:: not openly resent il. l shook my head a.
him sorFowfully aud thsn punched myseli
together and prepared TO listen.
- -. on know Cannes, Penn berton? OF
course you do. Well. it was there the thinl
VIC ROt OIL OIL q cottage
: erne' below the California, and have beer
:: putting Ia some time this winter paintin!
:: llltle ihlngs among the Esterels. / reall,
p worked very pTetty hard. for me- and ONLY
r: looked In at the club during the evenings
:. thoHghtof fixing my pictures up into :
Little quarto book-Japanese paper and al
the rest oflt--just for private circulation
:: you KNOW. However, i guess that viii
nave nav 10 wait over now. I've taken dis
IKE 70 the Riviera climate"
de pulled up there, so | broke In:
ne three-day mistral coming on ever,
:. week; Ice on the Crosette greatcoats AM
blue noses: Yes l know. But then ON
= can always run over TO Monte. The sail
bar at the Cafe Paris-''
8 he cut In there again rather dreamily;
: don't think he. had heard syllable Of wha
: said.
II had walked that day toward Cal
.dAntibes. as it was a bit too blowy fo
painting, and | met her for the first time
IL was just where the road rises for tha
:: :: maj dip down toward the town. gus
- look charge OF her hat and blew it slap int
my hands hundred feet away, / carrie,
:: It back and she seemed very grateful. Sh
=: 5nanKed me la German and blushed Bit
=: 4 ne color became her. She was a trife pal
before, and indeed rather plain. Whel
nnshed she; ;woad have been noted anon,
- ecroWd. but had nc excuse for lettering
we were heading in different directions
:. DO raised my hat. said that was very glat
= TO have: been of any service to her, ant
went sG on my way toward Cannes.
:: she was very simply and quietly dresse,
- ana had child with her. / put her dow
-: as Herman goyerness. and although
.governesses are class for which | have
as rule. but small sympathy. felt sorr,
Tor her somehow or other. and wished sh
were In different sphere of life. In fact
:. could not get her out Of my head. AM
In the evening. at the club. l had put
i *to me with much pointedness that M,
>: whist was distinctly off color.
=. by the strangest fuke in the world [ me
neI again on, the very next day but one an,