Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-28
Will you think of me sometimes? ?"

WORD, anu went EuOWH lutO iGue CdOiu.
He watched her out of sight, then return
ed to his former position, leaned his ell
bows on the railing, and placed his hands
on either side his head. Once he sighed
very deeply. His attitude was that of a
man oppressed by gloomy membranes
and painful thought. Was it simply from
vanity that he had asked Anne Carteret
to remember him?
CHAPTER ~.
In the morning Miss Carteret and Law
renee parted with laughing words upon
their lips. Yet when Lawrence's back
was turned little WEAKNESS crept into
her face For the space of ten seconds
or thereabouts the harbor and its varied
colors and changing lights lost interest
and vividness in her eyes. But that SEN
sation passed as quickly as it came. After
all, Mr. Damer Lawrence was nothing in
point of interest compared with the
friends whom she was going to visit and
the sights that she hoped to see.
Lawrence looked as if he felt the part
ing more than she. AS he settled him
self with his luggage in the stern of the
boat that was to take him to the shore,
an expression of gloom and discomfort
was so visible upon his face as to at
tract Mrs Hayes attention.
Glow miserable that young man
looksw she said "And a man in such
fortunate circumstances, too-rich, we'll
born, handsome, free! Some people are
never contented in this worldv'
Mrs. Hayes trite moral reflections were
always rather lost upon Anne, but the
fact which had called them forth on this
occasion was not so easily overlooked.
She had little time for speculation con-
corning it; she had just distinguished in
one of the boats approaching from the
shore the figure of her uncle, Mr. Du-
maresQ, at whose house she was going to
stay. and her attention had to be given
to him.
Mr.. Dumaresq belonged to large bark
ing house, and had lived in Egypt for
many years. His wife and children often
went to England or Switzerland for
few months; but he himself was much 40
sorbed in business affairs, and had now
not quilted Egypt for some time. MS.
Dumaresq was the sister of Mrs. Car
teret, who had died several years before
Anne ever thought Of going out to Alex
andria Mr.. Carteret also was dead; and
since his death Anne had lived in the
house of a distant relation, an old adj
miral, whom she had nursed and tended
ever since she was eighteen. His recent
death left Anne desolate; and the Du-
maresqs wrote to her, inviting her to
spend the winter with them.
Mr.. Dumaresq's clasp of the hand was
a comfort to Anne, who had been feeling
a little lonely. He thanked the Hayes
for their escort, asked them to his house.
gave orders about the luggage, and helped
Miss Carteret and her friends into the
boat.
"Your Aunt Charlotte would have come
to meet you, but she was not we'll
enough he said to her "She sent her
love, and hopes you will accept Michele
as her substitute. You remember her?
She is waiting for us on the quay with
Mr.. Eestlake. You know Paul Eastlake
by name, no doubt?'
Yes, Anne knew his name. Two fig
ures were pointed out to her on the quay;
but they were too distant to be easily
recognized. Her luggage had to be de
livered to the custom house officers. An
hour or more passed before she found her
self seated in the carriage which had been
provided for her. with Michele Dumaresq
at her side, and Mr.. Dumaresq and Mr..
Eastlake opposite. The Hayes were driv-
ing in another carriage to a hotel. Mi
chelle was a slight, pretty girl with dark
eyes, and Mr.. Eastlake was tall,
good-looking. middle-aged man. Just as
they passed the English church, at one
side of the square. a gentleman in another
carriage raised his hat. Anne returned
the salutation, and offered word of
explanation to her friends as she did so.
THAT is a Mr.. Lawrence, who came
from Malts with us in the Syria
''H'm-a very good-looking man. sal,
Mr.. Dumaresq. ''He knows people here.
then. l see he is driving with Mr.. Cal
cott'
''He said he had friends in Alexandria,
Here the carriage stopped in order that
Mr.. Eastlake might get out of it. He
entered pile of buildings in narrow
street near the square; Anne understood
them to say that he was going to his
Office. 1t WIS in a curiously bewildered
state of mint that she presently found
herself at "a ordinary looking railway
station, and seated in an ordinary first
class carriage Here Mr.. Dumaresq babe
them good-by; he had no time to so out
with them 70 the village of Ramleh,
where his House was situated, three
miles from Alexandria. The train
steamed out Of the station, and moved on.
ward through new world.
There were five or six stations at Ram
leh. about FIVE minutes walk from each
other Michele and Anne got out at one
of these stations. A tribe of donkey
boys with their steeds rushed at the trav-
elers, but. on Anne's refusal to mount a
donkey, Michele dispersed them with an
energetic Arabic sentence or two. Then
they walked on to Mr.. Dumaresq's house,
which was not very far distant, large
white mansion, in garden, with broad
veranda running almost round it. The
garden was gay with flowers; roses
bloomed there all the year round; the
poinsettia trees were gay with scarlet
leaves; the golden green of the ragged
banana leaves glittered in the sunshine.
The babble CT children's voices could be
heard from en- upper window, and Mrs.
Dumaresq was ready at the door to take
the newcomer into her welcoming arms