Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-08-06
CHAPTER XXII.

>HE summer is scarcely good
time 10 visit Egypt. but Monty
and his guests had desire to
4 see even little of the northern
coast of Africa. 1t was decided. there
fore, that after Athens the Filter
should 90 south. The yacht had met
them at Naples after the automobile
procesSion-t kind Of triumphal prog
reSs-was disbanded ia Florence. and
they had taken hurried survey of
Rome. BY the middle of July the
party was leaving the heat of Egypt
and finding it not half bad. New
York was not more than month
away as BreW Wster reckoned time and
distance, and there was still too much
money in the treasury. AS September
drew nearer he got into the habit
of frequently forgetting Swearengen
Jones until it was too late to retrace
his steps. He was coming 10 the
death stluggie.' as he termed it. and
there was something rather terroriZ
lug III The fear that the million might
die hard. And SO these last days and
-
have looked at them With unba aseu. .
untroubleei eyes. But every member
Of his party WAS praying for the day
When the Filter would be Well into
the broad Atlantic and the worst over
At Alexandria Brewster had letters to
some EuGIi-hDen and ia the few en-
ttGt;,nmVnt+ dat he gave >utceHfieu
enep again in fairly out'sain& Aladdin.
) shpiil from the llier-4f was (;
guest at one of Monty entertain
..,elsts. He Was Il 6HliN. lslt i4oodea
fellow. With dea5ts> f5JHiated
llarenf and he hdd been ElVte,i more
- a curiosity th1n ;}ss oae IL be lion
ored AZ ho came aboard lite Filter
Monty believed the in, ,ltation Was
more lnan Justified, MolaHImed WIS
SuPc}''5, and the women OF the party
made 80 lHuc.i of him THAT it WAS small
W0ne! .l2t his head Was turned. He
fell desperately IN love With Peggy
CsraY on So. and With all the com
p0sl!rr OF poteutatc Who has never
heeH ero2>e.! he sent for brewster tie
neNt day au4 tod Ian 10 "send her
ar0ma. ana !s Void marry her.
NGnty'S ls,ooa boiled fu:'iau sly for d
!ainaie or fWo. Il. lie 5,,as quick to see
he ~. 9:.l II ,i.,';lyia>- tie proposition
T. = t:.,il.,5t .c.s;.lE. IL. ;.ied 10 make ii
I'm ~ .,.e,'5k tfat Miss Cray
cA@id net accept die j. 1aor he WIS leo
20 confer II, !,ar. i'ut it WAS not Mo
l:.. iled cus,Y-a to be denied any
thing he asked 1o' es. ec.aliI anything
...n.i.,li.. lie conltua eniiN announce 8
~ i.c " ou. cl...c a,oalL that af;el-
rn5n ;.nG 1a..; il o5ses VITA Peggy.
!u2eu .ier .9eised tae sWarlh. gentle
"A oef VIII, rneoncca,i.;' t.iSGu i III
4. oSes. Ia nee thot@.lt Of tn
.%s lr;,et 50 354Hh rs .pHc:'iA@ 1h*
A#..! Of ii,.e - - Cray ti,le. h3 u
wa horror un,i ~ There WIS some
hi lau@n;5,}c III tie #i:ui.a ia. ..e
.;;}:!tt not il.!a .he s!u.l t.iat V.lll" VII :
;l,;, n.ind i,tui'e u Peggy listening TO
he av0Wa! u Tie >a@i# ihe Ar@n
mjsinteIgHet4u ths exhibition OF m!th
70 hm the grin Indicated friendship
and encouragement. lie wanted to
give RreW.te.s a rng as pledge of
affections, hut the American defined
the offering ..l.ti @i%o refused to carry
bag Of jewels 10 i'rggN
iii let tie Oh boy come aboard JUS
, TO see pe.-sy lonN i hoie thro"3A nm,
he resolve. 1Ea matter how obhoX-
;o!s it may ne ii isn't every girl WHO
tai
ed her 10 mary him, If this camel
bc",icr get d.sa@.ea,slIe We may tum-
bic hini in.o tie sea for change.
With the hest grace possible he IN
yite,l the sEeik 10 come aboard ana
consult Miss Cray in person. Moham-
med was a good bit puzzled over the
intimation that it would be necessary
for him to plead for anything he had
EXPRESSED a desire to possess. Brew
Ster confided the news to KIP Van
Wrinkle and Subway Smith. who mad
gone ashore with him. and the trio
agreed that it would be good sport
to let the royal proposal come as sur
nrise to Peggy. Van Wrinkle returned
to the Yacht at once. but his coinpah-
ions stayed ashore to do some shop-
ming. When they approached the Fit
ter later on they observed an unnshai
commOtion on deck.
Mohammed had not tarried long art
er their departure He gathered his
uain together. selected Il few COSTLY
nresents that had been returned from
the harem and advanced on the boat
without delay. The captain of the FIT
ter stared long and hard at the gayly
bedecked launches and then called 10
his first oflcer. Together they watched
the cnremonious approach. A couple OF