Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-03

we maze up our minds that 1t must
be theater of the better class, and
tried my best to find out from the
driver if my suspicious were correct.
Although the driver and myself were
not at one in our interview, / under
stood him to say something like the
word Circus" and thought that was
enough to go on. Mrs. Arson agreed
that good circus would round up the
day rather neatly, and so we alighted,
passed beneath the awning and by the
servants in livery who stood in the en-
trance, and found ourselves in a mag
nificent foyer-I took it to be-ablaze
with electric lights, strains of soft
music stealing out from within, the
in its work to beat the band
Strikes me this is pretty classy
sort of circus" l observed to Mrs.
Arson.
Same here" she admitted in a sub.
dued tone
glimpses OF parties of ladies and gen
tlemen in full dress moving slowly
about, but it didn't fora moment occur
to either OF us that word that
sounded like "circus" in Egyptian
might mean something mighty differ
ent in English. l looked around for
the ticket Office in order to procure
the necessary pasteboards, but couldn't
locate 1t, nor could Mrs Arson. Fin
ally we ran up against a tall, dark
compleXionsd and rather distinguished
looking man in full uniform-some-
think like the gorgeous creatures that
stand in front of quack dentists shops
in big American cities-and l asked
him if he knew where tickets were on
sale
Tickets! Tickets! What tickets"
he replied In tone of surprise, but
in very good English.
Why, tickets to this circus" | ex-
planned, beginning to realize that it
was possible we had made mistake
and feeling a little Gravity
At this broad smile spread all over
the big mans face. MY dear sir" he
said could see that he was keeping
the lid on his risibilities with whole
lot of effort-"some one had made a
mistake. This is my private resi-
dence"
Who in" began, but fortunately
controlled myself in time TO save my
| life.
Il am ommander-in-chief of the
| EOvptian hA
graciously, and I am entertaining q
| few friends this evening. | should be
| delighted to have you and-and the
| lady"
Don't say another world" | buttec
in quickly. I've made a pretty bat
mistake on account of not KNOWN,
the language and hope you will par
don us for the intrusion"
Then | bowed myself out the best
knew how and we reentered the car
riage and were driven back to tn
hotel. l was feeling pretty serious, bu
the first thing Mrs Arson did after tn
carriage door was slammed shut wa
TO throw herself back on the seat an
explode with laughter.
Il wouldn't have missed 1t for tn
| world!" she choked. Its worth goin
around the world. Oh, why don't tina
horrid driver hurry up little!"
You don't mean that you are in
hurry to get back to the hotel SO tina
you can give me away to the boys, d
you?" | asked
Il certainly do" she confessed.
She did it, too-told all about m
mistake. and never once intimate
that she had any share in it. AS RI
suit | was guyed numerically abor
my might at the circus" long afte
Cairo had become a memory, and tn
very last time l met John Ward b
asked me if / had lost my taste fo
the circus
The first thing saw next mornin
as / entered the hotel was the follow
ing bulletin: