The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11

puhtH VI JonIuils. tucktu III ucI DTOuu
belt. Before Bert Ackley conld reach
Der she Ind disappeared behind a black
cloud Of broadcloth, shoulder TO shout
der, sole, brutaiy Opaque.
I The hostess certainly went In for sim.
plicity she was vaguely In white ana
had the mir Of disdaining 10 assist either
Providence or the Chinese man milllner
IN The matter Of her appearance. Sir
Lionel Ans, The British vice admiral,
sulked by the empty fireplace, frankly
hungry and unapproachabIe His flag
lieutenant stood before him and tact
fully held ahof The worlds hollow
antcprandlai attentions The Ameri-
can admiral had not YET arrived.
"Msto' ander Mrs. Hamertonn' an,
nmlnced the butler painfully
Its altogether The most esoteric
thing that has come under my obserya.
lion in The east" said Ackley to Mrs
Helmsby, indicating the newcomers
What ISL
Why, llamerion is Il Judge aud yet
he's called mister, Esoterct It's
downright
"Oh ! thought you referred to her.
You see. she was presented ten years
ago, ana has dressed. absentmindedly
as ii were plumes and all--np TO It
ever since" murmured Mrs. Helmsby,
Marching with glee Mrs Beans pitiful
efforts to smuggle Oh her gloves under
her Inadequate handkerchief,
There was movement near the door.
and before the butler could command
his tongue the American admiral bus
tied in. followed by Two lleutenants.
All The English officers were in uni
form, because the moths had goi ut
Sir 1ioners evening dress suit.
We'll here we are once more Mrs
Helmsby. How're Box and Coy| All
Mrs, Bean, Semmes. that you? Say.
Semmes look here. Who's that devil
ish pretty woman Young whats-his
name has fusJ iuincd*' Mr. Semmes
lid not have 10 follow Admiral Kos
tcr's quick glance to answer,
Miss Ackley. sir and that's Acklcy
She came ont and joined her sister
while the flagship was ut vladivostoll.
soon after the rendezvous at Naga-
sakl."
Lord, another Of en- muttered the
admiral 20 himself, adding aloud.
Crank has one soldering side 10 it.
Scnmcs, and don't you forget it, All
the pretty women are taken away from
me ut dinners and things, ana / have
to slt among ruins more or less picup
csquo' A firm hand was laid heavily
ppQl his arm by Mrs Hamerton, who
had overheard. I'm? All, yes! Proud
10 have the honor. madam" went on
The admiral smoothly. but he saw she
had heard. and took Il dislike TO her on
the spot and only remembered her at
apologize intervals during the dinner
which was immediately announced BY
Ihe liinging back with a rattle Of the
bamboo rings of tho portieres Of 4 room
beyond The butler then stood, bowed
double. his hands on his knees.
Sir Lionel, who went Ia with tho
hostess, responded surprisingly soon to
The sherry. and he and ADMIRAL Roster
tossed squadron stories and deafcning
laughter across Mrs, Postlethwaitc's
plate until she was completely be-
Two ungrateful old auto
'rats secretly wishing meanwhile that
'hc. was out of the way altogether that
hey might 20 that one verbal step fan
her which adds so TO masculine ease.
Mrs. lielmeby had the national |
latred OF silence ana Knowing that the |
British ball of conversation does not |
oil easily, owing to worn facets and |
IN aptness 30 lie where il fails, she
lihte thrilled when the globe troiter
rho took her in said after the oysters |
With quiet irlpertinencc ana manner
hat showed wear:
"Bume-Jones and an that sort Of
hing you are really" She liked il
Intensely, aud her next letter TO her
husband began abruptly: Am q
ia take il we'll if you'd
elegranh, but | suppose you WON'T"
nd when in due time his answer
anne: You are, my heart: pray make
he most Of your day The reign OF
'eluty may begin AZ any hour" sho
ked that even better
Farther down the table Bert Aclsloy /
Ieyoted himself recklessly To Miss
rhine, the British conSurS daughter
no swung the besr racket in The east.
,Nactly opposite were Rosamoud and
IT, SemmcS AclSley fancied he rccog-
lied the marks OF James powerful
and After the champagne it became
yideni 10 The rest Of the table thar
was wrong down IN that d.
cction.
Mrs. Bean was on AcklcyS left
When once reused she was very witty. |
fter a standard of her own, and an
he men about were now leaning for
Yard. urging her on, and nothing was
canl but her croupy voice and their
lellow laughter. Each husband. he
* out OF reach OF his wife. felt a Ger
in sportivr clarion that gave no heed
, the near fuure. Ro~amond signaled
u appeal b. Ackley's national pride
al he threw his head back and laugh
/ louder than the resi-. and presently
ne of The iOnquils bluomcd in bui Z
jnhOle If Semmes' uniform. Acklcy
lirly sprang out Of his chair when
~ hostess stin noS ended The dinner. 5
II would have been impossible TO I