The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-12
le a face which knew and yet did not

me a face which knew and yet did not
know.
rs this Mr.. MacDougall?" | asked,
making use of the name of a young
Scotch engineer who had been expected
in camp about the time l found the
dark scarab. But my voice sounded
strangely weak, and my tongue had a
way of falling about in my mouth that
was new to me.
It's a shocking old dad not to know
his own son." said a fresh, young
voice; but never you mind. You've
been jolly well knocked out, you know,
but you're as right as need be now. So
be off with you to sleep again."
And l obeyed and dreamed that Ar
thur wore upon his brow the globe and
serpent and held in his hand the whip
and scepter of Ammon Ra, who must
be Obeyed.
My big hands have firm grip, and,
once they had taken hold on life again,
my recovery was rapid. A pleasant day
1t was for me when | was judged
strong enough to talk it all over with
my son. A fine, well-grown lad he was.
and quick and merry.
lawfully obliging of you, dad" said
he as he sat by the bedside, holding my
gaunt hand in his. 1--WE wished to
come to Egypt for long time, and your
sore head gave me such jolly excuse.
Sorry you can't smoke, too, but you'll
be up to it in no time. And you haven't
read the papers much while the crOcO-
diles were chasing you, so I'll construe
a few lines out of the Egyptian Times,
| of date month or so ago. THE partic-
ulars of sad affair have just reached
| us from the province of BeniSuef. The
eminent engineer, Beswick Bey, that's
| you, guy V'nor-'eminent engineer ism [
| so bad eh?-'was on Thursday last
struck down in his tent by a native
| servant named Ali asan, whose motive
| is supposed to have been robbery. and
| who succeeded in making his escape.
| Some native employees of the engi-
| neering department found BeswiCk Bey
| suffering from two bad scalp wounds.
His right hand was also bruised
and lacerated, probably in an effort to
| wrench away his keys, though no con-
nected account Of the affair is possible
as the Bey, owing to the heat and the
impossibiity OF securing proper care 81
far from any town, lies in a fever from
which he is not expected to recover
Casaldi Bey is in attendance as physi-
special instruction. Beswick Bey only
son, a recent OXonian graduate. has
been notified There, pater! That's
the whole affair in a nutshell, so far as
know anything about it. If that rasca
of an Ali We're here, he might tell you
more" >,
Ali Hansan is no rascal, hut as tru,
a man as ever drew breath" said l a.
stoutly as | might.
"Mattoid, perhaps" said Arthur, il
his jesting way; "epileptod; an ego
maniac clubomanias. No matter wha
you do, if yer ant be true, and Ali's ar
was true to dad. Right you are, guy nor
no doubt"
Crazy he may have been, but ras
, cal, never" said |, when at length
gathered Arthur's meaning. For III
fashions of speech change as do tn
fashions of dress, and l, having for $
many years spoken little save Arabic
and learned my English only fror
: printed pages, found myself almost un
able to understand the words of an edu
Gated gentleman of today. Also ii net
, tied me not a little to see that Arthu
was by way of thinking me more DAT
| than Ali
But what was that about the keys
said l. to change the subject. An
when he had again read the passag
from the newspaper-"B But ! held n
; keys" | cried, "and / had little none
with me, and to that little Ali knew
! was as welcome as you are. i ha