Evening star., 1911-01-15

that's run away, an they'll carry bouquets
derer but this kid Aeen is the only bit of goods I've
fall for unatic, an you let that blasted
Britisher get her away from you says l, don't never
speak to me again!"
W1ELL, Son. after lunch that day the fight for Aleen
W got redhot. Sir William warns up, gets through
lunch an waits near the door the left side of the
dinin' room. Bunny gets wise, an he guards the exit
the III hit. Well, Son, they had good long wait an
then Aleen gets through looks at her mother an saws
"Munlsy, haven't had walk with you to-day" Then
she locks with Mumsy, an they pass out eavin
Sir William an Bunny lookn' as lonely grandstand
But Bunny soon comes up to all smiles, slaps
on the back an says, Jim, old man., says he, 1.-The
steamer1l stop in a minute I've got plan to drop
As the boat stops I'm going to up the bank
and pick three of the fastest donkeys, and you'll
with me and get the biggest one for yourself What's
left won't be worth much There's only few good ones
in every bunch" he goes on. i've told Aileen what
fun there is racing donkeys the desert and she's
of the sacred bulls; I'll tell Mumsy than she
got from that dragoman and when we get on our
fast Jerusalem ponies we'll leave the rest of the
bunch, and they'll never catch US"
Say, Son, Bunny the real goods! He knew the
way, an in ten minutes he an Mumsy an Aeen an
away ahead of the rest. Aeen cottons to Bun
get the tombs Bunny explains all about Pharoah an
Queen Hatshepsu, an answers all the questions Mumsy
asks about those old mossbacks an hasbeens After we
got out of the caves Aileen says:
Ism it great Mumsy, to race donkeys to get away
from the crowd enjoy the solitude of the desert and
to have your Knight of the Nile to explain every
thngl"
"Mr. Miller, says Mumsy in her quiet way, you've
made these tombs very interesting, and hope you'll
take ahead like this every day. It's thousand
times more interesting to hear you talk about them
than to read the long descriptions in the books
WELL Son. Bunny didn't need second invitation
W to arrange for fast donkeys. Every place
stopped he picked the best an four did the tombs
an temples together with Bunny chief spouter An
say, maybe he didn't spout! If information weighed
anything I'd swear he let loose five of it. But what
struck funny that such sensible
Mumsy an Aeend believe all the stuff he got off about
Cesar, Antony, an Cleopatra. Seems they the
society leaders when they wntered the Nile. Some
times felt like putin Mumsy wise; but Bunny danced
attention Aileen, an forgot Mumsy for
minute an she got she listened to his yarns much
as Aileen did. Oh he the whole show all right all
right!
The Britisher with the title wasn't in Bunny's class
for minute. He went around the ship sayn that all
Americans alike "They can't even take pleasure
tour without fornin' trust he says. "Now look at
that fellow Miller! He's formed girl trust an he's
monopolzed every bit of Miss Bailey time an
gets chance to have word with her."
But just before we hooks up at Luxor sees Bunnys
got the blues.
Whats up?" I asks.
"Oh," says he, "Aileens afraid to tell Mumsy we're
engaged, just as though she ashamed of me; SO
gets hot in the collar and calls it off,
Bully for you Bunny' says l. But amt you the
speedy guy, though! Now run along Aileen an call