The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15

course. accompanies them, and so also
does your humble servant. wonder II
the congratulations YOU sent Rachel were
really from your heart,
yours sincerely, Marian Fletcher
Marians letter was the beginning OF
a correspondence between us the re-
suit of which was that one day ! packed
up my traps and started for Egypt
week after the Denzas had gone there.
| had made up my mind 10 winter also
in Cairo. The Denzas and their party
put UP at the Continental hotel but |
took rooms at Shepheards. For various
reasons j preferred not 10 he under the
same roof us Rachel. But had not been
sin hours in Cairo before we met,
went to the Continental and she intro
ducd me to her fiancec, Captain Chan
ming. Colonel Denza and Marian were
present, and the latter called TO see me
at my hotel OH the following day.
I'VE need not mince matters. George,
said she, 'I know you of old, and
alone noticed your agitation when you
met Rachel and the man she loves. The
wedding takes place In three weeks. You
are content, of course"
at shall never take place" ] answered
fiercely. II have vowed and / mean 10
keep my VOW"
"WeIl said George" she responded
a. too. have good reason to complain
IL this marriage takes place. big for
tune comes to me If Claiming fails TO
marry before the lst Of January. ! do
not care so very much for that. though.
something else influences met Is my
IpNc lpf you. y on nave vowed 10 marry
one woman, while another woman has
vowed 10 marry YOU. We shall sec
how II all works out. Meanwhile. l am
ready TO help you all ] can"
She laughed and glidcd away without
waiting for reply. and ! proceeded to
arrange the primary details Of plan
which ! had already outlined i'm my
mind. The spangled winged mosquito,
small. light as air, almost transparent.
scarcely visible to the naked eye. car
ried within its tiny body a weapon Of
4 4. al, l,..
sins knife Before leaving the Cam
pasna ] had secured several of these
mosquitoes In bottle. The bottle was
provided with Il breathing apparatus, and
In order TO keep tho Insects alive | fed
them on banana; but knew to insure
the truth OF Mansons theory must give
the MOSQUITOES malarial victim To feed
upon How could find such a victim?
Treasure in Good Condition.
] examined my treasures and found
them in good condition. on the follow
ing morning took n stroll through the
far famed baZars of Cairo, and when
leaving a booth noticed Il man standing
by the counter intent on making a Dur-
chase. A spasm of mingled delight and
pity crossed my heart. He was Il sad
looking object: his face was so thin that
the homes protruded under the sallow.
siclSly skin. He was "a European, per-
haps an Englishman: beyond all doubt
he was suffering from malignant ma
laria. recognized the symptoms of the
dread disease at once. As he leIt the
bazaar, he grew suddenly weak stag
gered and would have fallen had not
caught his arm. lie spoke TO me in
English. and | assisted him 10 a car
riage outside. He thanked me CRATE
fully and bade the jehu drive him TO
the Continental hotel. He was the very
! subject | needed as Il tool to execute the
deadly work l had in hand. and that
evening / had private conversation
with Marion.
There is man in this hotel very
m" / said. DO YOU happen to know
him."
.'Are you alludiuS to Mr.. Aldis?" she
asked
perhaps So replied. 81 met him
today at the Silver bazar: he is suffer-
ing from malignant malaria"
at is the same: j suppose you would
Ike TO see hm?" she qucried signii-
cantly.
I looked at her and nodded. II know
the manager" she said. Il VIII go ana
speak to him"
She jumped UP and left me In
few minutes she returned.
II believe Mr.. Adds will see YOU she
said "A message has been sent to his
apartments. lie is very III. but has re-
fused to see any OF the doctors of the
place. l managed To have the informa-
tion conveyed to him that you are a spe-
cialist In malaria. a celebrated Amcri-
can scientist. and 1t is possible that YOU
In that case. ! said, II will leave
the hotel for few minutes. " mes
sage comas in my absence, keep II for
ne. will you?'
went straight to Shcphcard's.
reached my own room and secured the
Opening this with extreme care. trans
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