The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-18
The Globes Daily Short Story

slight break In her voice that could
be attributed to nothing but sadness.
! During the remainder of the voyage
the prophesy anent the lion and the
lamb was fulfilled. Mrs. Warde SEEM
ed to look upon the girl as a sort of
deliverer, and she was taken to the
bosom of the elect as a protegee Of
| their ring-leader. For all of which the
| girl showed her gratitude by having
her trunks brought up and her trous-
| seau exploited for Mrs. Warde's an
| prevail.
But are they not much too elaborate
for the place you are going?" she ven-
! tured
| Yep" the girl answered innocentIy,
but they were made for the road.
| You see was going out with the Gale.
| ty Company to do soubrette parts this
! season before 1 decided to be mar
| ried."
| ooh, it is true, then, you are an ac-
| tress?" said Mrs. Warde, with a hor-
| rified gasp.
"Nope, not now" Miss McGinnis eyA
| planned, shifting her quid of gum grace
| fully into her cheek. I'm going to
! jump 1t up with the old man" She
| always avoided mentioning the name
of her fiancee, which the elect thought
commendable show of reticence.
The girl seemed to grow a little ner-
vous as the Senator neared port, and
to avoid the for'ard circle. you will
not fail to come to my wedding will
your" she again pleaded earnestly
mo" answered Mrs. Warde. thank
full this disagrreable business was so
soon to be taken off her hands, and
|, deeply mortified that circumstances
| had conr 0c;e9 her with the affai.
| of this la "a 2F-person. you may
| depend 80 as I have promised
Then. Wiz. ..uaA of pity for this lon
| little thing, she added: And 1 VII
also give you my blessing" This last
i remark was made as if she were about
to bestow upon her the Order of the
| Garter.
us your young man going to meet
your" asked one Of the elect, thinking
the spectacle of a red-shirted miner
jumping UP and down and waving his
hat in the air would be diverting.
mot on your ife," Miss MoGinnis
answered, with dignity, but he'll be
at the hotel when we get there, all
right"
And although there was not even a
proxy to meet her at the dock, the
girls faith in his presence did not
itary foe of white civilization, could
be conquered. He was given frequent
leaves of absence in order to furnish
him opportunities for studing Arab
Mahommedanism and many another
strange tale was told to account for
these absences. Kitchener was hot on
the trail. One day in Cairo, week
hence In Dongola, one day a fanatical
dervish and the next Greek merchant,
he travelled far and amassed much
knowledge of the people he was des-
tined to conquer and rule.
Would Make Rare Book.
His career in the Soudan whilst en-
gagged in the intelligence corps would
make a book Of rare adventure. Be-
fore he had grown very old in the SER
vice everyone knew that Major Kitch-
ener was authority on the situation and
the people Of the Soudan. He had es-
tablished chain of agents reaching
to the most remote GASES, whose duty
it was to know of every political move
ment from the equator to Cairo. His
spy system was an exact science.
Doubtless 1t Is these spies who have
discovered that rifles have been reach
ing the new Mahdi through Tripoli, on
the borders of which state he first as
tablished house of prayer at the
commencement of his career 1t is they
who have discovered the movement
of the Mahdfs columns eastward from
Jaffa within the last week or two and
who have revealed to the Egyptian
government through hundred little
undercurrents in the stream of desert
politics the force which Is behind the
present movement and the dangers that
may occur from any bungling with so
important proposition at the pres
ent juncture. Arthur Field.