The Delta independent., 1900-02-09
IN TIE SHEDOlI
! (f THC SPHINX.
Fen ths Year 1850 In osnasal
Park He 0tsDs Beck 70 A.
eicut Times In Rxyps

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We entered Central park orom Fifsy-.
ninth street. aa-aer. sg q
I'VE must get to the obellsk n soss
n l'ossibie." said Ina. The hiero-
kiyl,hics are No much clearer juss b.
forr they nr rntirrly In shadow"
We quIckens,d our sseiDe.
"You know. am not 10 Interested ID
h!eroglyphicx" ! saisl. sniling-',ues -
Interested ~ ! am In esigrnas"-she
Ionkrd up quietly IN you. Tor -
stance" as
She turned away.
Hurry she said. I'VE are hte
now. nm sure.
When II last we fncso ti,e eastaeu
side Of the needle. the suo was alueso
to the line The shadows b thp OaSAp
inxs made them deep anA dlstiscl
On the other sides the inscsiptjeaB,
have Leen somewhat eikaced b. tin<
and exposure" !" she exp,aissd .Thssss
are morr Interesting"
We rested On the beaeAes whlls 49,
indicated soine Of the di9srest eaasae-1
ters and translated. Her ehseks haSnr7
I'd with enthuslasm.
'whnt . strange girl you afs. lnaFe
I complalnetl. "You care Dose Tor H.
myths Of the past than the rsaiisiss -
the present"
She did mt aee0 to heas. q q
Or for dreams Of the future"
sdded In whisper.
She hooked straiGhs aAead o. ~
obelisk and said uothing. fleS pse1oe
against tlr soilasr l,eyood searshd -
. had not sotieSl befosv how pssftsAl1s
Egyptian II waa . wss guiag - MITE
to this. but soO-ti1in4 b h<s naanns
made me hesitate. Fr&nsiy shr spskaLs
u have always hsai IN issrliaatiso -;
these thinks." sir sAid sasessaly. ~
cnnnot remember when Il hs9aA- ~
father encouraged II and hs1grd ma3
She pointed 70 the ssasrv.A nssuu
that wss SOW 10 ~ slloasoW ooa 80
against the May sky. 1T h eal1e1 O.
patra's nreije.. che ceetisuptA ~
aates nsrh easlleS. d = ~ y ~
beea bsi11 = hsoes - ps11svs -
u1xeeaueA AVannoy. q - - -
saSa tlhoa ~ mousnpop1 Vsaoono ~
yoolsr.~ ~ hnl1tease1 ~ NsesupoN-
tan GsnHieA Il lss,p n = ssus. Il
woalA BE- bsastiful " \ wsss. We will
90 ever thew"
Later. Ina.- ! protested srhs Dir
b % ane. Let ~ enjoy u ii'tIs. W.
eau st0p - We rssaru."
She sOee. fesiGDsSIly. and We walked
leisnrely sorthward to wisesr the IArk
II nSose wooded ausl slui~t. estirav.
Ored to lead hes arounb - tlse Jsubt-ct
ncarrst ny beart. Bot sks speus~J x
lent-AlDass inattsstive. Ysl she haI
never opposed ny suit. 0he nd b~eD
only lnlli6esput.
We passed lIttle spring. and. paus-
ing. drank out of small hunting cup
: carried A Sep farther on wr found
Q rustic seat. fanci~sl that tsp.ier
look bad eeme iss0 lser Gsc~. and. ru
coaFaeed By II. I urgssl her 20 rive NE
some aOuransr os rexard- u was very
peaceful shesr. and we wrsv shut In by
orerhanxins boughs. 1resvntly took
her hand. A. did 20 . qus~r hnokins
beetie droppsti from The hrsDrhes
above and cltn4 siGlIsly TO my sls~ve
In kave faint cry os susprise.
oh" abe suIsl ''how strnnEr! II
looks exsetiy iik~-l beiIrvs II h real.
T-5flH t ..#.
..what n iuar' ASKED p-ttishry.
'-Som~ new and wonsSssfus spresn,en
Of the iussrt srIlDer
NO" SHE answesssl wopdssiuyiy.
'-an obi oue-a ~Hr,l,acssR sR-sbe aacrvSi
heart scarab of Egyptr'
-Imrvp~ible. Ina laHgis<Sl "your
e;it:iusiasm tierviv~s yos--
''NO. -: u h q nr1rab! I'm SUR
oS II. slSe iusissssl. 'sTs~ ~oay esnblrm
0f rpincarns iOn-of sssrrnal life oh.
don't let u escal~! Catch h.''
The strnngr Iossrs had starred To
crawl awsy have IN Inh~risesi bor.
rOr of all r.lNils-s assl hrrsl~.. bat what
would ! not sio ss lnaf artxsd the
cr~asu~ firmly with nay thamb and
dn1sra and hrid II fasA Rblsl~uly
feli . slMrp palm sisss sArs up thruugi, |
my arm lIkr Grp. drosss<l ike iaa.~s.
with . esy.
"Ah! I, has bIs:-a Mr-
lna hooked starslrsl and rour~rurd.
-wkesrr slsr cSsr<. -S~s nsr ssr!'
susprs sU sssoS sswari ~.
Thew wssr Two nslsssp 1ssVs g LsssS
easUiux. o. fv0o sbe pssoesurvs q Q
W-ase. NJ mm wps Ssxvusng ssub 4
with paia ! 0uue have bux0 onls. fss
che eowkssd n nsr kssu6
'1siSs ~ slr ruR VuerA! wtu m
Sos rsms wsses: \
rrur1ser handbag hsr sls nstis
Asusilsx zap sd q s-~isG ~ AaMes
AWAY Thu . W,1rsurM ssx.rsl 10
wrsgh ssrps NJ ~. sn1 paup-S Into
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