The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-20
walked back alone on the other side of the

Next day we rode together and after
Mat began time In which Captain Jessop
was my shadow. We rode together nearly
every afternoon and danced together near
y every evening. He attended any func.
ton to which l went, making it clear ii
was only forSthat reason. He fulfilled Net
tvs prophecy by confding to me about his
first love and about muny other things.
AS time went on he began to drop into
the hotel in the mornings, and If we didn't
happen to be going out any evening he
was sure to find an excuse for coming
over.
Captain Jessop was ono of the smartest
men in Cairo, and was pleased and fiat
tered, If at times little bored, for
though good to look upon, he most I'M
doubtcdly was not brilliant.
Netty was prodigal in her warnings, and
perhaps l should have been inclined to
heed them had she been little less suspi-
ciously bitter and had been less we'll
aware of her manner Of conducting herself
where mankind was concerned.
Once I limited to Captain Jessop that
had heard he was not model of fidelity,
and he was very much hurt.
II may not be much Of n fellow" he
said, "but at least l may hatter myself
that never give up friend"
And he promptly guessed who had said
this thing of him, which, despite Netty's
free permission, had not intended to dis
close.
BY few words he gave me to under
stand that there was Reason, with cap
ital r, for her bitterness.
About this time his feelings had become
very easily injured. He was hurt If
didn't give him as many dances rs he ex-
pccted, hurt If suggested that he might
talk to somebody else for IL change, hurt ut
my insisting on right to speak to other
men when he was present and very fire.
quently hurt at my not discovering that
he was hurt. He remained in dignifled
and mournful seclusion for three days be-
cause I danced twice running with Mr..
Kelly and said l liked 1t, but when he
found that, instead Of being ready to apol-
ogize, was very angry he gave in COM
pletely, and it was after this reconciliation
that the pace grew quite too hot to last, as
Netty said, and that 1 became for the first
time slightly alarmed.
One day lady in the hotel we knew
little asked Netty and me to ride out to
moonlight dinner party ut tho pyramids,
bringing our own escort, and, as matter
of course, Captain Jessop was mine.
We left the hotel at about 6 on a deli.
cious EVENING" party of dozen, all In
excellent spirits.
The first part Of our ride we spent in an
animated discussion Us to the advisability
of Captain Jessop's ceasing to glue himself
to my side when we reached the pyramids
and the latter part in an argument rs to
the rights and duties Of Platonic friend
ship, including the advisabliity Of hand
kissing, which I refused to consider neoes-
sarlly included.
Unanswered not to sit next my Pla-
tonic friend at dinner, in consequence Of
which he sulkcd, but afterward, when q
moonlight expedition to the sphinx was
organized, he came up to me most arnia-
bly,.
~ am going to walk up with Miss Ogil-
W." he snid.' II consider you, as you
know, the greatest friend have in the
world; so, of course, I want to do as you
wish"
"If you selected Mrs. Ogilvy, might
be moro touched with your self sacrifice"
said laughing. "Your act Of renunciation
will be little softened by the fact that
Rose Ogilvy is the prettiest girl here to-
night.
Indeed he bore the infliction 40 we'll that
net only did he walk up to the pyramids
donkey beside her,
cam 1 not virtuous?" he said as he
passed me with smile on the balcony
and proceeded to mount Miss Ogilvy
while began to be little surprised.
was still more when he and she rode
calmly away together, leaving me to the
rather cross attentions of little man in
the artillery who was her proper escort.
We rode the whole eight miles together he
and I, and bored each other to extinction.
II told you so" said Netty when we
parted for the night.
"What utter rubbish you do talkP I
said snappishly. II particularly asked
him to be civil to Miss Ogilvy"
"Well, all can say is he has been un-
commonly obedient," returned Netty.
There had been ride half arranged for
next day, but Captain Jessop did not turn
up, and our next meeting was in the even
ing at private dance
He was talking to Miss Ogilvy when we
came into the room, and Netty gave me
significant glance, in return for which
could cheerfully have shaken her He
looked across at us, smiled and bowed, but
made no movement
The first dance began, and my pro-
gramme was by no means full.
CapUd1n JeS6Op paSSeQ me as SaC among
the wallfowers with Miss Ogilvy on his
arm.
"You mustn't begin by being lazy, Miss
Dalison," he said. "Why aren't you dane
ingp"
l thought of Miss Creagh of the intro
auctions I had declined, and the men I
had not thought good enough to dauce
with. felt capable Of arising and insist-
ing that somebody should dance with me
and WELDON ed the arrival Of young and
callow subnltern with an effusion which
must have surprised HIM, as also my
granting him two waltzes without demur
would have been hspr, to give him all the
rest rather than leave Captain Jessop an
opening for another such remark.
A lancers came third on tho programme,
and in the visiting figure Captain Jessop
and his partner came to lis.
"It is too late to ask for dance now,
suppose, Miss Dalison?' said he non
chalantly.
I nodded, with three vacant places in
my programme staring me in the face.
II am awfully sorry hadn't chance.
VI asking you before" he said, "but did
hope thai you would keep dance or two
for friend
And thon no and his partner went back
to their place, and l exchanged not another