The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
!: The. KHEolvE, WHITE WITH
PASSION, REFUSED VIOLENTLY.

W LIE hneulNe Oh llldL, @SuCu dllOLHSIt
scamp was a lineal descendant of the
prophet and his dismissal would
arouse the fanati cismFef the
people. s.
81 remember once he went to the
khedive-nOt the present one, but his
predecessor-to demand the dismissal
Of one Of the leading officials qf.the
palace, who was an, intimate friend
of the khedive's. Barring madeN HIS
demand in plain language. 'Eithefhe
must go or &IHwill co. he said;astfbr2r
against England and doing his best
to spoil my work here =. :
'The khedive, white with passions
refused violently. Am I "a king Or
dog?' he asked, The man is my pers
sonal servant and my friend. ISsWfH
never send him away. If I did sos
my people would know that lam
nothing but the shadow of a ruler.'
'IIeaveI the palace in five minutes
order Of dismissal then, I shall i go
straight to the cable office and wire
to xthe British government that am
coming home, telling them why. You
know. well enough that that will mean
your dethronement.'
"For a moment Baring's life must
have hung in the balance. The Khe-
y
had never been spoken to in that way.
He was mad with rage. He had only
~ to shout to his body guard in the cor
ridor outside and Barring would have
been killed in the twinkling of an eye
But he thought better of it, and the
., Englishman left the palace with the
order in his pocket"
That was only one Of many such
scenes. In time the masterful Britor
, made the Oriental understand who
was the ruler Of Egypt, and then there
, was no more open friction. Inc
khedive accepted the life Of luxuriou:
Incidence, and Barring governed nj:
country in his name.
) But this was not accomplished un
L til he had passed thru a hundred
| perils. Many another man, beside
i tention Of taking the night train home
. Fathers there alone, and guess the
sooner I'm goin' the BETTER" she add
ed, dryly. The train left at half-pas
seven and Hiram took them down be
fore he ate his supper. There wa
, something about his wife's aunt tina
aroused his sympathy. BEST no
tease her, 'Nerva,'' he said; she's go
| her mind made up"
The two walked in on Mr.. Hopkin
early the next morning. Stella Smitl
was just helping him to the breakfas
: table. He swayed a little.
why, mother! Teddie" he cried
Then he sat down with the child clasp
ing his neck. We've coined, brand
pal! Drandpa, we've comed!"
: Mrs. Hopkins watched them mo
ment, then she interfered. Come
;. freddie, you're trim grandpa. Now
: father!" she expOstulated. She too
l his hand and held it until hi
: shoulders ceased to heave and he LITE
his head.
{ MANDY he said, solemnly, and We
with a break of humor in his quayer
: ling voice Mandy, I've always give
T tyou considerable credit f. KNOWN
3 how to git your way, and Il knew
2 somehow, that you'd go there and q
!. back safe; but didn't expect this
t How'd you ever persuade 'em?"
His wife smiled. Her, very presenc
$ radiated sense of triumph.
There's different ways OF pei
0 suadin','' she answered, with sly care
i lessness. But he still persisted, ad
i q don't see what you could hav
said to 'em that they let you brtn
h him.
n ooh, didn't say a great deal" sh
q returned. Lets have breakfast. He
e husbands praise Of her and III
4 / knowledge Of how she had outwitte
4 her son-in-law's wife added a certa1
8 lsprightliness to her manner, for
E tyet this old woman did not apprec1ad
;, what. she had done in carrying off III
! grandson.
He occupied his old place at tt
4 table, like a little king. Both CRANE
q parents waited on him and he stoppe
= every now and then in the enjoymel
z OF his bread and milk to hug fir