St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-19

"lhat'S as may be, SAID ne, Du
any way, Pm going to have a try"
but, my dear chap" [ demonstrated
elf you do want to 20 to town where
all the blackguardism of Africa is buz
zing like all upset wasp's nest, why the
plague don't you try some more ordi
nary way; up the Nile; from Suakin
any way rather from this heaven-for
saken Trpoli?"
because | never heard of any ont
ever cutting across there from this
same Tripoli before. No white man, a
least"
81 don't believe it's ever been done
by niggerS or anybody. You don't know
what the desert is"
Il don't. But shall do. You'll ge
me those camels and men, Pemberton?
1t was a bit awkward. Trades trade
to me, ever since | drifted out here ant
had to start earning living; but, yoi
see, Brane-Desent had been in my Sc
in the old days at Christ church, and i
goes rather against the grain 10 give
Quondam chum leg-up toward commit
ing suicide.
So said: "Look here. l am not going
to rush into this piece OF foolery with
out my spectacles on. Have drink anC
let's talk it over"
Il don't mind having the drink, and
don't mind. talking it over. But if you
hope to talk me out OF it, you may a:
we'll save your wind. If you don't get
me those camels and the Johnnies t.
look after them. some one else will
that's about the size Of it. Understand
once for all. Pm going"
"What language do you speak?"
English, French, Gaelic and Ger
man."
"No Arabic?"
"Nonn.''
"No Lingua Franca?"
"What's that? Never heard of it."
"Then now the mischief do you eX
pect to get along, may ask? One days
Journey outside this hub of civilization
you'll never hear word spoken tha
you can understand. Do you expect tt
go Stridlng sinking. SplutJerIng
camel away out to Khartum in pole
boots and Norfolk Jacket"
ooh, | suppose shall have to noun
nigger'S rig-black my face and wear {
feZ and all that.
"Why, you Incompatible idiot, how
far do you think you'd get? Your guide:
would slit your throat before you'd got
dozen miles away fIOm the walls, us
to prevent you getting robbed by some
one else further on"
Sure of that. Pemberton?
"Sure, my good fellow! Do you sup
pose Pve been here il. the SIENNA trade
for eight awful years without picking
up thing or two about the natives? III
and ask the consul, man."
Il have done that already"
"Well?"
"And he said the same thing and sen
me along to you. But tell you what
I'll bet so to in English tenners you're
both of you wrong. No, don't laugh.
don't want to welsh you. Ill depoSi
my stakes in the bank here, if there i:
one, so that you can help yourself, II
don't turn up to claim. You see, don'
disguise from myself that there is some
risk in the trip"
"rhat's very far-seeing of you"
"YeS, isn't it? But science must be
served"
Science be blessed! All the science
in creation wouldn't drag yon ou
there"
He looked rather savage at this last
remark of mine, and turned to leave the
store with the curt announcement that
he should expect me to see about his
transport and escort. AS he was going
l sang out to him again:
"The Florio-RubattinO boat leaves to,
morrow. Don't be fool. Get aboarc
of her and 90 off to Lcghorn again
You've seen all there is worth seeing il
this world'S-en hOle.'
| don't approve of leaving half-empt1
bottles about the place, so l finished TIT
one we had opened; and then, feelins
very miserable, tapped another bottle
and got outside that. too. IniS freak o
Brane-DeSent's upset me. L didn't wan
to help the man murder himself, and ye
trade was trade. If didn't mak'
money out of him through gettin:
camels and guides, some one else as
suredly would. The halt between these
two opinions parched one.
After siesta the fellow turned VI
again. He seemed in the deuce of
hurry to get off. [ reminded him tha
no power in creation couln hustle thing
in Tripoli, and bid him make up hi
mind to go slow.
He said he would have all necessar,
patience.
That seemed point gained. He wa
not so keen as ne had been in the morn
ing. l might yet persuade him to g
home ana not make a fool of himself.
put the matter to him sQuarely-tol
him to think of his sister, and his wild
owed mother, and ali the rest of them
and, in fact, worked myself up to sue
pitch that fairly blubbered-
He took the interference badly at first
and said had been drinking.
told him he was an ungrateful brut
tn I,ot Ix 20
liquor all day; it was anxiety for dea
me.
He was more civil after that, and, wit
bit of pressing, came out with one o
the oldest tales Eve ever lent ear to.
didn't care for the way he prefaced hi
remarks. He said: ''Confession ease
one sometimes, and l don't suppos
you'll remember Il word of what l'v
said by tomorrow morning." He eE
IDENTIFY aScribed my emotion to tn
bottle and not to anxiety for himself
This was an insult, but did not resen
it openly. [ shook my head at him sol
rowfully. and then punched myself tt
gether and prepared to listen.
You know Cannes, Pemberton? O
course you do. Well, it was there tn
thing happened. I've got bit of
cottage ornee' below the California, an
have been putting in some time thi
winter painting little things among tn
Esterels. really worked pretty hare
for me. and only looked in at the clu
during the evenings. [ thought OF fiXin
my pictures up into little quarto boo
japanese paper, and all the rest of it
just for private circulation, you know
However, ] guess that will have to wal
over now. I've taken a dislike to tn
Riviera climate"
He pulled up there, so l broke in:
1.-The three-day miStral coming @
every week; ice Oil the Croisette; grea
coats and blue noses. Yes, know. Blu
then one can always run over to Monte
The salle Gle jeu is nice and warm, all
that American bar at the Cafe Paris
He cut III again there rather dream
lily; / don't think he had heard a sylla
bic of what said:
81 had walked ont that day towar
Cap d'AntibeS, as it was bit too blow
for painting, and met her for the frs
time. 1t was just where the road rise
for that final dip down toward the towr
A gust took charge of her hat and bleN
it slap into my hands hundred fee
away. carried it back, and she Seeme
very grateful. She thanked me i