The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-26

Lady Martindale had been silent longer
than her won't Suddenly she looked up
at Latour and said:
Does not this carry you homer"
Scarcely" he replied, with laugh.
"Were | asked to name the spot had
seen most un-American should say the
Ezbekieh."
mot American, perhaps" Edith an
swered, but Creole. Two years ago
Martindale and | were in New Orleans
at carnival time, and of course we did
the French market Only at the antipo-
des do extremes meet, and nowhere else
than here have seen such varied types
of men and women, such differing COM
plexions and SO many tongued babble
These fellahs and Nubians replace your
negroes and mulattoes; the high Turks
represent the dominant northerners, con-
trolling the government and the bust
ness; while these Copts and Egyptians
are your Creoles, who never change un-
der any sky"
"You are singular woman" the man
answered, with the easy freedom of old
friendship. ITO what your sex usually
lend their eyes you give your ears and
brains as well. have done the En-
bekieh with lords and ladies, with sa-
wants from nearly every country in Eu-
rope and with many an American, and
never before have heard such sugges-
ton"
Familiarity, you know" she said,
with her rare smile. "But this wonder
full adopted mother of yours has recalled
your natural one to me dozen times,
though never spoke of it before"
"There certainly is something in what
you say" Latour answered, falling into
her mood. 1.-The different quarters OF
Cairo, combining the different nationali'
ties, do suggest Frenchtown and the
eastern district"
And yonder," she said seriously, the
graceful arm sweeping toward the Nile
sis the antipodal first cousin of YOU
Mississippi"
"By Jove! Lady Edith" Latour cried
81 believe you are making notes for YOU
book upon Egypt. But there is strong
analogy between the rivers. Only note
a difference" he added more lightly
"With the Arab natures beneficence il
joyously hailed and utilized; we Chris
tians, at home, dam the mud-in botf
instead of enriching our fields"
Attempts to coerce nature are neve
fully successful" the woman answered
looking dreamily at the others of thei
party. 81 see proof every day in En-
gland. There it is curious study t.
watch the results of transplanting bud
frNn the American forcing house int
that social garden of Eden the Births
aristocracy"
Doubtless" Latour answered frank
ly. "But all our women are not titte
for that transplanting as you We're"
"As | vast There came the old tim
darkening into the brown eyes raised t
his, but behind it a something whlc
he could not read. LAS | was? Oh, hoy
little men read us! How little we III
derstand ourselves!'
There was an awkward pause. Lator
thought of hundred things in the BRIT
interval but not ono Of them would d
at all to answer her strange speech. lie
eyes were fixed upon The ground. Witt
out raising them She said rapidly, wit
suppressed vehemence;
"My old friend, can say truthful
that not only was | less lifted to I'm
happiness in outward success than mo-
other slaves of that harem of conv
nance, but, had then known myself
all, | should have starved before b
came one of the western odalisques'
Latour stared at the beautiful womt
by his side in much wonderment. Lii
lightning his memory reverted TO TN
long summer, when they had wander'
about "Flirtation," she already the the
ough woman of society, he the gaucf
untried cadet. How different, yet he
little changed, she seemed now to
more perceptive eyes-all the traits
her grand face toned, but not mature
by time. the always lissome figure dew
oped into absolute perfection, wltho
one suspicion of overfulness!
Never before, even in the close
timacy of the renewed past, had
physical woman so attracted him
now, sitting under the PALM with t
clinging folds of her rich gown sugge
ing those perfect lines, seen only IN
taper feet peeping beneath it, the lol
firm hands lying listless in her lap
Never before had the mental won