Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-06-16

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boats. Though they glare at one an
other and make threatening gestures
they do not longer call out
Some of the Arabs look rather the
worse for their little tussle, and one
in particular seems to be such II
wreck that Sandy proceeds to draw his
picture for the great book which he
,yppcts to issue some day. and winch
| will illustrate all that IL widc-awake
war correspondent has seen during
his travels in times of bellowing can
uon and piping peace. the world over.
They cast off and are soon beating
against the contrary wind. AS the
current of the river favors their re-
turn to Cairo. they make fair pro
grcss, and the glittering city, with its
mosques and mnarcts, its ancient
buildings and modern quarters, seems
| to draw closer all the while.
Mr.. Grimes seems thoughtful, while
Sandy can hardly keep quiet so ex
uberant are his spirits over the sue.
cess of his fricnl.
When Mynhcer Joe notices this, he
| does not l.-sitate to speak to the pseu'
do silver king.
You don't look satisfied, Mr.
Crimes"
"That's a fact" replied the other.
Didn't the affair turn out to suit
YOU"
"Not exactly"
"Ah. You wouldn't have had the
boot on the other leg, my frend:'
"Ncvrr. But that man should just
now be lying there under the palms
| They used to say out West. tho only
good Indian is Il dead Indian; and
! I'm sure the only time the baron will
| be Il gentleman in the true sense OF
the word, is when he is laid out"
We'll, we needn't worry; we leave
| Cairo before many hours, bound fot
| India. Let the baron fume and the
heather rage; we'll sail away oNei
the seas and be happy,
Joe is thinking of Molly. for he nj
ready knows she and her father are
to be members of Tia" company on
board the Alhambra, whom the steam
or leaves Alexandria for Port Said
and the Suez Canal.
Don't roumt on that, Milford re
marks Sandy. looking up from his
drawing.
"W hat d We mean, old fellow asks
Joe. while Mr. Grimes, who already
knows. mods his head and looks very
wise.
"The baron goes to India by the
same steamer, the Alhambra."
Mynheer Joe frownS: he sees trou
BILE ahead, knowing rs much as he
! does OF the man.
THAT is too had. 1t will spoil all
| our pleasure on the voyage. am sure
| Miss Molly will regret to hear of it,
| he says.
Like deaths head at a feast, y
! from Sandy.
"If we could postpone our ilittinc
until the next steamer" suggests Mr..
Grimes.
"Impossible for me-" he says sober
| ly.
I've got it." exclams Sandy, be
ginning war dane" on the roof of
the cabin paper in one hand, pencil in
the other. Yes. I've got it,'
"What! The Nile fever!" demands
! Mr.. Grimes.
a subject for dancing dervish,"
suggests Joe.
Wrong both of you, gentlemen
What I've got concerns us all. It's an
| idea"
At this both Mr.. Grimes and Joe
make out to be dreadfullv excited,
appealing to Sandy not TO let it get
away and to be very careful lest his
brain should burst
"rhcsc sudden ideas are danger
GUS" declares Grimes, with great sob
erness.
"They may be for you. hut my bread
and butter depends Oh them, you see.
| lttul hS Suius, iot u' "ii 'ii''S ~ ~
their joke.
| "Wcll. share it, old fellow.'
Don't you see we're anxious to hear
ally
But Sandy takes his time.
III concerns you both. of course,
! but, most of all. it interests the baron. "
"Ah, yes; of course. it does
"Thc next steamer after the one we
dria 1t is called the Malwa. What
! propose is that the Russia bear shall
miss the Alhambra and be compelled
to lie over Il week at Alexandria,
The others soberly take his hand
and squeeze it to show their appre
ciat on of his brilliant idea, which ap.
pears to strike them in favorable
light AT the present they do not
stop for investigation.
How will you do it, Sandy" asks
Joe, his eyes bent upon the wonder
city ahead on the east bank of the
| Nile, the cnvirons of which they have
now reached.
Il haven't bothered myself about
that yet. but this brain of mine can
be depended on to bring out the prop
er thought when the time comes,
Count upon it as settled fact. Ths
baron will remain In Alexandria when
the steamer leaves; more than that
| ] do not feel able to promise"
! 1t Ia inst as well he does not, since