The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-04-09
CHAPTER XVI.
TContinued.l

met Molly's father and talked matters
over, so that he knows much of their
plans for the future, and can shape his
own accordingly.
1t is their last night in the grand
old city of Cairo. When darkness
again descends over Egypt they hope
to be on the crack vessel of the Pen
insular and Oriental Steam Navigation:
Company's feet, heading for Port Said
and the Suez Canal.
Whether Joe Is conscious of the
fact or not, Molly soon discovers that
her companion is the observed Of all.
Women and men look at him secretly
or openly stare. The news Of the duel
has permeated society in Cairo; it Is
a secret no longer. Nearly every one
is glad the affair turned ont as it did,
for the baron had made few friends
in Egypt. Besides. it is human ma.
ture to delight in seeing pride lowered;
and ever since the Russian came to.
Cairo his reputation as a duelllst has
been noised abroad. The man who
has downed him must naturally be a
hero, outside Of the fact Of his con-
nection with the fall Of Khartoum.
Molly sees the admiring glances. and
she is proud of Joe; the very fact
that he seems unconscious Of his ex-
alted position raises him still higher
in her estimation. AS for that worthy,
he thinks of nothing beyond the fact
that he is in the company of the girl
he loves, that her smiles raise him to
the seventh heaven of cxaltation. and
that be would gladly bask in them for
ever.
1t may be readily imagined that with
the evil genius locked up in his room.
groaning and cursing with the pain
of his wound inflicted by rival, the
two young people pass a delightful
evening, which neither Of them will be
liable to forget in time to come.
Mr.. Grimes is present and keeps a
watchful eye upon them, for he mas
q grave suspicion that further mischief
will be hatched out by the ingenious
mind of the baron and, under such Cir
cumstances, it behooves him to be
constantly on guard in order to thwart
any diabolical plans.
At last the great caravansary be-!
comes quiet, and the square in front
loses its brilliant bustling appearance.
The howls of stray ours alone break
the stiffness of the night, as they gath
er here and there to hunt in packs,
often rending each other. !
Morning again!
1t Is the day when the Alhambra is
due at Alexandria, and the train leaves
Cairo for the city at the mouth Of the
Nile at eight. What is an early break.
fast for sojourners in Egypt is dis
patched, and then the travellers are
taken to the train that is in waiting.
AS, yet they have seen nothing OF
the baron. Mynheer Joe wonders If
the Russians absence is in any meas.
ure due to the Vaccinations Of Sandy.
He erdeavors to read the face Of the
little war correspondent, but it. is nc
go. The great Napoleon could not have
presented a more unrufIled counte-
nance. Sandy looks as innocent as a
babe. {,
1t lacks but five Iinutes to eight
when a carriage drives up. The baron
alights from it. All notice that his
right arm is in sling, but his face
has q smile upon it as he bows. i
He does not go alone. Colonel Tay-
lor and the Hindoo servant are in his
company, and look after the portman-
teau ard various packages.
Mynheer Joe realizes that Sandy has
not yet had chance, in all probabiii-
ty, to put his little game into opera
ton. Perhaps he does not desire to
do SO until the last hour. He Won
ders what sort of scheme it may be,
and how the little correspondent will
manage to manipulate the wires.
Then, as the baron and his COM
panions enter 4 compartment, Joe loses
them, and they drop from MS mlnd
at the same time.
Our five friends occupy one car
riage, and have quite an enjoyable
time during the seven hours it takes
them to make the hundred and thirty
miles between Cairo and Alexandria.
Lunch has thoughtfuily been provid-
ed, and is enjoyed en- route. Mynhcer
Joe sees more to admire in Molly Tan
ner with every hour Of his acqualnt-.
'ance, and Il the thought had not come
to him before, he is now fully resolved
to win her for his wife.
Why not, when fate seems to have
made them for each other? he has
saved her life; they meet again in
peculiar fashion and are mutually at.
tracted; she is the one who would
benefit by his uncle's will in case he
never turns up-all these things can
mean but ona resnlt, She must be
bis.
He revels in the thought that the
worthy old pater may return to his be-
Iorod Chjoo oo uhile tho voI1np peODie.