The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03

or their demOllClOn. SnOrC nOUlceP well
perhaps; but Americans were used to a
would take it as a compliment. Brief
shipboard acquaintance Nonsense: Five
days. association. on a elmer" was
equivalent to a friendship Of years. The
chance Of the Shermans being involved
in a tragedy in which they had no con-
Germs The general pledged his word
that, whatever happened at Prior lar
wife and daughter or breath OF scandal
pe berGre ha nd a arranged ed to 90 return
later in the day, possibly bringing
with him his Pathan servant, All
moolah Khan, whose aid he meant to
enlist in securing the Dukes safety at
his country-seat. In the meanwhile, ne
would 90 home and prepare, the ladies
for joining the Rarty on the morr foI
l lowing by post:
, On his way down the broad staircase
himself: ' II thought the prospect of
halls would fetch him. Mustn't have
her falling in love with him, though,
till he can show a clean sheet. A
little lower down, he stopped and stared
at huge canvas Of the third Duke,
but without needing the bewigged ana
courtier. "Concentration!' he NUT
tered. "The first axiom in q crime,
problem is to concentrate the items. l
shall have two Of 'em now, by George,
right under the same blanket-and with
luck I'll have three.'
| In the hall Prince was lowering fatu
ously, assisted by brace of tall funk
eys who fell under the Generals critical
gaze. One of them was the absent
minded, William, all unconscious that !; Is
had aloMed nsP Pee Caa1tsey th<
night befosre. ~ Him sadgrove severely
rejected, selecting his colleague.
ssThere's an applewoman under thu
sovereign aes ippU' Ru in across u and offer thi
. for her basket and it's contents. I:
she refuses, the chances are that sh'
will almost Immediately move away. II
that case, if you can follow her a ittl
distances without letting ting her 4bses ~
stops and speaks to anyone
, ly the blink Of an eyelash for his extra
t ordinary mission, started to fulfil it, an
the general fastened on to the smoking
room, where Forsyth and Sybil wer
? still on guard at the window.
: 1T" Has. the woman been doing an
3 business9' he asked as he entered.
Q ''She has only had one customer
!, who got off a Hammersmith bus an
me1ea her gsped sRd WITHOUT
it's one Of our iveries -steptoe, til
i first footman Z is, going up to her. Oh
r but this is interesting. He is offerin
: her a coin, and she is shaking he
8 head.'
u "Go on said the general: :.
",steptoe, is recro2ssing tn
T Wthout b tSyh1as anything Tin a neps
y and is leaving her pitch, don't you ca
e it, She too is crossing to this side, {
g the road, but higher up. Steptoe. ha
d turned and looking after her, and-no'
it I can't see any more without putin
% my head out Of window. B.
Sybil stopped, .breathless; and, witt
witnessed, the general informed b,
d and Forsyth Of the proposed move
% Prior Tarrant. AS was to be expecte
N neither Of the engaged couple, had an
p objection to an arrangement whic
8. would bring them together under tt
If same roof, Sybil remarking naively th'
le it was one thing to be allowed solital
" uOuSe-rOOu DIS poor IeAdI1Ou, duo Jul
&. another to stay with the duke as
" guest. She promised to hold herself
! readiness to join Mrs. Sadgrove and Il
u Shermans on the morrow and 90 dow
= with them, while Forsyth was to wa
~ for his orders until the general returnt
;, in the afternoon.
!, 1--WE may have ticklish job in &c
% ting our noble convoy from o.
" laager to the other, and I shs
w want you as an aide-de-camp, Alec,
90 well as Azimoolah Khan for the mo
y serious work, = the general explained
ID Azimoolah!" Forsyth exclaime
as remembering certain blood curdli!
he stories Of his uncle 8 old orderly, W
OF had exchanged the fierce joys Of thu
er hunting for the milder enjoyment
valeting his beloved Sahib in Belg1
I'D via. surely his methods smack t
4 1R?s as Of the the jungle and the nullah
ID, "That's why I want to cart t
re whole bag Of tricks into the Jungle
- said the general grimly. Wellq,
Il added, as Steptoe entered and tender
>, the sovereign on a salver.
he ttThe woman wouldn It take it. sir
ay was the reply. nShe got up and we