The herald., 1898-05-08

decorations, and shone through IL
muslin veil which shone across tho
face Of the girl till 1t was a. tranGpnx-
ent as a wreath of vapor. At l6n09h
he mustered courage enough to lfkt u
veil, and there in the moonlight lar
one Of the most beautiful women tha
DINNER. more shadowy and unreal
world had ever known.
The white, soft hight, which chaos
tened her beauty: the silence. uu-
broken save by the soothing murmuR
of the stream against the boats nloso.
the sensation Of mystery which night
produces: the weakening Of win power
which comes with lowered vitaHtys III
tended to impress him with longlne
for an action which he, at the same
time. feared. He felt that gwestly
smiling face. with the red curved lipa.
and shaded eyes stealing his w away.
At first he struggled against Il: ana
a face, almost a. beautiful a. that of
the woman who lay there. f1oatsd b.
fore his eyes. But sthe vision uBow
whilst the reality before him bscane
more real, more absorbing. He felt his
power Of resistance gone, and he knew
that he was being compelled to put -
theory to the test. He knelt down ana
then stumbled to his feet, dismayed at
what he had done. Before nervtng
himself for the supreme effort Of test
ing his power to restore consciousness
to the girl who lay before him, he
looked down at her face and he fancied
that there was a smile upon it He did
not hear the cabin door pushed back, or
the doctor enter. but just as he waS
standing with arms outstretched
about to make the passes which he had
seen made by the woman in his dream,
Doctor Gerard's shand was laid upon
his shoulder.
The spell was broken, and utterly ex-
hausted, he permitted himself to be led
back to his berth.
The doctor watched him fall into Z
deep, sound sleep. such as follows the
utter exhaustion OF nerve power; and
then he returned to the cabin and re-
placed the veil and the lid, and retired
again to rest.
BY noon next day the abdul Aziz''
was snugly moored alongside the quay
above the Kasr-en-Nil Bridge. Grant
had only the dimmest recollection Of
his nocturnal escapade, and did not
refer to it; neither did the doctor.
The greatest part of the day was
spent in packing. and making arrange
ments for their departure on the NOR
row. In the morning Grant walked up
to the hotel and after some talk with
the head waiter--who was an English
man,-he found that the best way Of
getting the coffin to the station would
be by boat UP the Ismailia Canal to
just below the bridge at the Shubra
end of the Boulevard C1ot Bey. Hasan
and Ben Ezra both supported this view
of the case, and so it was arranged
that they should leave for Alexandra
by the 9:15 train next morning.
Next day. just as they were stepping
into the boat, one Of the hotel mana
gers came rushing down to the water
side with a telegram, which had Just
arrived for Grant. It was from the
owner of the "Sybile" reporting his ar
rival at Alexandria the day before.
'This comes Of one Of our proprietorS
possessing steam yacht" he saads
handing the telegram to Doctor Gerard
I'VE shall find everything ready, ana
then hurrah for home"
His companion made some remark
to the effect that he was in no hurry
to get back to the keen winds Of the
metropolis.
The train was late, as most Egyptian
trains are. and it was nearly three in
the afternoon before they caught sight
of Mr.. Richardson-the owner Of the
"Sybile" and the captain looking out for
them on the low platform Of the station
at Alexandria.
Here you are at last!" exclaimed the
former, coming forward. "Confound
these Egyptian railways, they're like
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learnt to my cost. But how are you
both. You're looking well enough.
doctor, and so are you. Grant ELLIS.
get the men to come up, and we'll see
what we can do to get this baggage
clear without exciting too much Curl
osity. I've interviewed the consul, and
he has given me a pass, SO the officials
won't at any rate interfere with this
part of your baggage. Well get under
weigh tonight, If possible. for Murray
is awfully anxious to have you back.
Grant
Without much difficulty the comm
covered with a rug, and the rest Of the
baggage was got down to the water
side, and thence taken on board the
yacht. Grant only went aboard to zee
his treasure safely locked up in the
main cabin, the doctor and Mr.. Rich
ardson preferring to make their way
in leisurely manner to the hotel,
where Grant was to join them later
on.
At dinner Grant and the doctor heard
all the news, and the former was de-
lighted naturally enough to hear how
his letters home had been the ''lit-
erary topic, and had sent the circula-
tion up. Then the two narrated their
to Mr.. Richardson, who had
a large share in the paper. The time
passed pleasantly enough till the clock
struck half past six, warning them It
was full time to be getting on board.
A little after seven the "Sybile''
out past the Mole. bound for
Gibraltar. with the walls of the forts
and houses reddening in the sunset
light.
The only event Of the voyage was
the stop at Gibraltar for coaling, and
fifteen days after losing sight Of Alex
andria, the mouth Of the Thames was
entered at noon.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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