Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15
a AM ENGLISH, YOU KNOW"

Win iIlN DiOtItl anu Il Ilitll1l VI ftSs ~
German. and very learned one, too, who
undertook all the educational part and
tried TO make us understand something
of the many riddles which confront oTdi
nary folk when they stand face TO face
with the mysteries of old Egyptian civ
ilization. /, in my turn, played the
courier to the party. a post for which my
ever wandering existence had wen fitted
me
1t had really been most enjoyable
tour, and we we're all three in excellent
spirits when we arrived at Alexandria,
where we intended to take the next boat
al Athens 1t was too dark that evening
to 90 on Journey Of discovery and see
where She lay at anchor, but the next
mmning we went OFF to the port.
Where is the AtianIe!' my brother
inquired of an old one-eycd marine who
WAS lciSWely smoking his cigarette with
a holiday look about him.
ont there he answered, pointing to
the open sea.
WHAT / cried As far out as that?
Why hasn't She come nearer I've never
been roWed out that distance to any boat
before
The man shrugged his shoulders.
Il dare say they have good reasons for
staying out there he answered cmtly.
lis an awful nuisance" ! said to the
others; we had better 90 on board early.
II the wind We're 10 rise We should get
thorough wetting before we reached the
bcastly old tub
50 we stroled back and finished oar
packing, had Il hurried luncheon. and
having gone through all the odious obi
cations which attend every departure
from hotel, left at last, delighted to
get away from Alexandria
After some di-puting and bad language
we secured a boatman to take MS and our
luggage across to the steamer Two
other travellers whom we had met and
chumned with up the Nile at Luxor were
also going by the same boat to Greece.
After good deal of rowing we got out
OF the port and made directly for the
hlante. She was very busy lading and
unlading. There was another large ship
anchored not far from her. and little
boats were plying increasingly to and fro
between the two steamers.
! cannot exactly say why | disliked
and distrusted the whole thing, but an
indefinite feeling that something was
wrong took possession of me. apd | re.
solved TO keep my eyes and ears open.
We reached the boat at last, and were
soon ON board with our luggage Every
body seemed very busy. and our boxes
were put aside and simply covered with
tarpauin. ! grumbled AZ this at first.
but 1t proved later on to have been a
most providcntial arrangement Leaving
my brother and Won Glauhen with the
other two men, | went about with view
to investigate the case and find out
whether my apprchensions were well
founded on not.
Let me sec what that other shin is
doing here" | said TO myself. and | took
Il good look at her. Aferciful heavens,
She was dying the yellow flag!
What is that boat 2" | inquired Of ono
Il the sailors as he passed me on some
cuand.
IT IS the Ncreid from Alden he re-
plIrd' and has brought the pilgrims from
Mecca"
The pilgrims from Mecca" echoed,
horror stricken. They are surely not
coming on our ship?"
~ lot of them are he answered, grin
ming ut me; all Alussulmans from Thes
-aIuula and Salonca.'
But they are flying the yellow FLAG"
| went on. "liaye they some infectious
disease on board? :"
"Typhus,' answered the sailor lacon
ically, and hurried off.
! saw it all at glance That was
why the Atlantic had anchored so far
out; it was in order to escape notice and
to be able to take as many PASSENGERS
on board from the Ncreid as she could
Then the little boats | had noticed had
been bringing them to and fro all the
morning. | FASTENED below to see nv
cabin, which. however. seemed cmpty
Two Aussulmm servants were stan6inr
by the door of another as if eNrectiu,r
orders. After Il little while man .
European, came ont and said few words
To them. As he turned toward me
saw he had good, honest face. which
was neither Greek nor jewish. and w.
solved to get the truth ont of him
Not very full this journey" / began
pleasantly.
No he answered in English. with =
strong foreign accent, mot the FIRST rloss
at all events whatever the ~tceraoa ,,,,.
be Are you one of the passenger, y"
Aes. / replied, Il am. There ,,r, },.,
of Us altogether, Are we thc. only en-,
Not quite. | have r,tispt n,..,
there and | wish to goodness ! hahn, =
You are the Doctor rcioinaI lana
YOU are French, are Won not :"
No he said mot E,.,}