The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-30


went TO Betty
"Pve discovered what he isl said
"Neverr and she looked eagerly into my
face.
who is hep"
Hes a gentleman's servant. His mas
ter's dead and left him a lot of money"
Betty exploded with merriment.
He never told you that, did he?'
NO. he didn't. But / read the truth be-
fore / had spoken a dozen words with
him Now what do you think of it? Don't
you think it's very funny having love
made 70 you by a lackey?"
She kept on laughing in her provoking
way.
ooh what a student of character you
are." she exclaimed
"Wel, I pride myself / am right this
time. So you'd better drop him at once"
This is awfully amusing" she said,
/ looking with sparkling eyes at me, for
was putting on a stern countenance.
Yes. awfully!" 1 agreed. Perhaps
1 YOU think IT consistent with being my
/ sister to fiirt with a servant"
/ ! kicked the sand fuHOusly, and it flew
/ up and went into my eyes. do you
want me to become ridiculous as well as
yourself?'
You are most stupid, Ted"
4 How"
Never mind; youn know some day. But
do give over this worrying about me. /
/ am quite DiS GHOuSu " Adht Cdit VI lily
self, and if II choose to marry-oh, it is
so screamingly funnyi-to marry gen
tleman's servant, I'll do so and not con-
suit you. There, dear"
| told her she was behaving like a fool
and went off to direct the arrangements
for lunch, which was TO be set out in the
shadow of the granite temple near tbs
sphinx.
Everybody noticed Batters' devotion to
Beatrice 1 was bewildered. l didn't
know whether to consider the little fell
lows presumption or my sisters encour-
agement the more reprehensibe.
! imagined al first Betty was going to
carry the whole thing along as a huge
joke. But she didn't. l never saw wo.
man more anxious to please in my life
She consulted Batters which guide She
should select, whether he considered II
would be too fatiguing for her TO go TO
the top of the pyramid, and even asked
his opinion as to whether the pile was
as old as some folks said
The eyes of Batters followed in admira-
ton as she started to climb, an Arab
Selling each hand and another behind to
prevent a fall, and away she went up the
steps as high as the tables. Batters came
next. His little legs could not stretch
the distance. and so he was pulled up by
the arms like a helpless infant.
AS the rest of us followed there was no
restraining our laughter. He cut such
an entertaining figure. He took the
whole thing in good humor, and actual
ly cracked a joke about his own dimiu-
tiveness.
When we reached the top and some of
us lay down in the shadow of the lodges
to gain breath, and Batters announced he
had sprained his ankle, of course it was
that absurd sister of mine who must has
ten to him and want to nurse him ana
do all sorts of ridiculous things My sniy
regret was that he hadn't broken. his
neck.
And now, instead of Batters running
after Beatrice, it was Beatrice who kept
close to Batters. I've an idea he sprain-
ed his ankle on purpose.
He had to be helped down the steps and
assisted on camel back when we went and
looked at the Sphinx, and posed in ride
uous positions while we had our photo
graphs taken, and then at lunch Betty
sat by his side and commiserated him and
waited upon him.
Mrs. Travers said it was very remarka-
BILE. John Hill-Green declared that Bat
tiers was a beastly little snob. Old Will
loughby gurgled. and Kathleen, his niece
pretended to be perfectly oblivious of what
was going on.
I'm tell you what II is, Betty" I said
severely, when we got back to the hotel
your conduct is outrageous. You'll be
creating scandal, and l didn't expect it
how that COMPOUNDED little lackey is the
only man to whom you will speak civilly.
You must be insane"
Then she did what | had never known
her to do before. She endeavored to wink
at me. 1t was a failure. of course, but the
intention was there. Then she laughed
merrily, and ran away to her room
| washed my hands of her. If she in
tended to continue this idiotic conduct she
could do so. If she really was in love with
this understood lawyers clerk, or what
ever he was, who would squander her
wretched five hundred year and proba-
bly, end by running away with ballet
girl, II was her own lookout | warned
her that her family would have nothing
more to say to her il she Went through
with her mad freak When 1 threatened
to have a good, plain, straight talk with
Batters and tell him TO clear out. she be-
came indignant and called me worse names
than usual.
If only somebody could have proved ha
was a fraudulent cashier how haDnv
would have been! But nobody knew anv
thing. No one had ever seen him before
or knew his name.
And so things went on for six weeks
OF course he extracted all the informa-
ton he wanted out of Betty about the
Thompsons. But not a syllable did he let
drop about the wretched Batters'. And
for Betty usually 20 careful "a girl. to 20
ana play into his hands was preposter-
GUS
am sure he worked that snratnod
ankle of his for all 1t was worth. Rettv
ceased her inoromate craving to go rum
maging about In odd quarters of the Arab
town. She preferred TO sit outside the no
tel with Batters and criticse the motley
picturesque throng ever surging along the
pavement. or she would 20 saunterinr
with him In the Ezbekiyeh.
WAS disguetpl fa1f Tfiga ...t.t...
my portmanteau and leaving Egypt. But
/ could not forsake my friends very we'll
and ! think Kathleen Hamerton wanted
me 10 stay. Everybody said that Beatrice
was a wilful young woman. and whatever
she ala she would have only herself to
blame
And then came the denoucment.
II was a delicious night ana had been
sitting chatting with Jim Hnl-Green.
while Beatrice and Battcrs were away in