New-York tribune., 1908-01-12


son - Your grandfather did not hesitate 70 ru1
counter TO the Baron wishes to-day. -1- instance
oh that is nothing OF course. with his expe-
rence OF Egypt. he takes the lead m stch matters
What | want YOU 10 believe Is this. Mrs Haxt0n
and not Won kerber found that papE-ts. or II came
into her hands by some means She Is The originator
of the scheme She sought 20 be included N Our
friends partv at GlengarlJCh with the set object
OF meeting granddad whose Interest IN a-cheolOgy
is known TO all the world She DID not come across
Won kerber by accident, bur produced nm at the
right moment. He Is not casual friend net IN
Cairo. as she pretendS- but man whom she has
known for wears And. last IT list J- guessings
which | know To be true. they both -t- ne dlscov-
erv or interruption. or danger not ed 70 Us,
which may prevent them from ool-t-.; tne Weas
they hope TO gain They are desperately poor Ilr-
Royson. They have mortgaged cle-- credit to ITS
utmost extent to enable them o. keep up appear
anCes and they dread some ca .1r "Ilcn VII
interfere with our search though cre only authority
We have for the existence OF the Roman -egions
loot Is a scrap OF scarcely de------ writing
which though genuine enough may ne nothing
better than a madrnan dream
Have YOU told Mr. FershlWe these things
asked Dick His pledged word o. Won Ne-ler inter-
posed awkward barrier agl----- -l-- compete
confidence which he would gladly Rave gwen 20 ole
who had CuriOuSly amPh1ed his OWL DOUBTS.
Yes everything. but he only laughs. and DDS
me remember that | am not YET twenty lie says
that there are stranger things -s--et 1eleA1n lns
dust OF Egypt than all the learned societies nave
succeeded In revealing He Is -1--e content InaI
the cruise of the AphrodIte should ne b H1d goose
chase. 50 long as the evidence -- -re FaPEruS =
proved to be false And that Is --E .--5- @-unol1s
block Perhaps YOU do not realize ----- -' an ann
quarian the search Yields aS Keen pleasure aS me
find. The cost of this expedition Is natter OF no
consequence 70 my gTandtather- anu repeat 'lAi.
under other conditions | should regard It IS most
ENJOYABLE and memorable eNCu--- .-. bot tH('O
two people ha We made me nervous .-- -naC Is WI.
| was determined they should uH- -.- -1 oI YOU -
SueZ because felt that | could trust t1u WIKI ~
doubts and fears. and look q W. r ae2 i slJ1i
\ n 3
| would be at their mercy
You can count on me u the t-.. sad Nol S0I
earnestly, but would ask y0- -.- @. -orSeI Sl~I-
the officers and crew are all Eng --. ana Llo-,
what | have seen OF them. they F.'--.- never - -
themselves 10 undeTta king E -.E meant @N'
treachery TO their employers -"
hat, of course. Is excellent S.. ...- as IL 49,
was the tart response: bur ana sl ware mi -
our enterprISing Baron has very -.-.- oOslEl
OF YOU TO secrecy. and eXacted t.iSe OF '1-.- ,
tuneSS 70 his interests The reS-.- .- ---- -o' ,-
YOU, Mr.. ROVSOn. told me duVtE--- -- ,IS i''-
made him at MdrSeIleS -
This counter stroke was uueNttey--.- ana n -
glanced At her with some degree .- et-i-I,iSS-~
He persuaded that If the Iu>--s-- came % -. -
knowledge 1t might alarm YOU recr N9 JIM
IN, and that sounded ,gLtte rea> --..-e- .ra
Exactly. You are beginning o. 1preI~1Il -
pitfalls which awaited when l --.tl % SoNS---T JIM
my grandfather that he should 1'- SreSll- : ths
statement made to him Baron y-- Neroer : - =.
most plausible of men He never tells q loL Srr
untruth- Indeed, he speaks the lo5 ,e trdILl+ t+ ~
only part OF it. Fortunately. my r11ld hea-~ I+s
Your prowess in routing the B--'aS aSSll::11,-s
You at once became hero among the 1-s S
which, by the way was only M and proper Il yo.Si
destined 70 tl the role PLAYED by yrar iiS'aS1'S'
ancestor. -
y quiet little smile chased the .-lt'NS IT, Is
face, and Dick flushed As he recalled -ae "'-
OF that wonderful night IN the clclt II .,
Iagg must have been tal6luE- De !i~''~tf5NVs Mss
say. Please tell NE what YOU have he''-'''
Fenshawe .,,
Nothing. beyond the fast that cur AustLn1s Audl;.
friend was set upon by some highway r'o9eIS Sl1r