New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

An, say, as soon as he finds out don't know what
he means he gives me the better-thantEou stare ana
saws AN Egvptologist is who dcvocs his life to
the study of the antiquities Of Egypt,-her buildings,
monuments, tOmbS, and inscriptions. Why he says,
Il guess YOU don't know who ! am. Already I've dis
covered three tombs, and I'm not thirty yet! Besides
he goes on, my own country allows me to put A. a.
p. S. \. \. s.. and \. \. S. S. after my name. When
published my book on the Rosetta stone England let
me tag on F. R. s." ,.-,-..,...
Yes, says l. and after all the kindness OF America
an England I'm still in the dark about your name.
For all | know that last might mean fried raw, and
stewed. Now I'm James J. Flynn, says |, 'contrac-
tor an builder. Suppose an said was f.. YOU d
the names England gives you? What want TO know
is the name your father dubbed you.
Well, Son. he turned away disgusted like; but when
he couple of ladies come up on the terrace he
comes back and says, Mr.. Flynn there such t,n$
as honest misunderstanding when you can't look
through the other fellows eyes. Let's be pals. My
names Benjamin Miller; but I'm called Bunny, and
those letters Just the initials OF scientific societies
belong to-"
"Shake Bunny!" says l. "Now begin to see light. -
Good" says he. Then, turrin' round an lookin'
across the terrace at girl who was daisy, he says,
That's her Do you know her:
'Do know her says /. - That's Aliecn Bailey an
her mother They're from Chicago. They came over
from Brindsi on the same tub me, an, they got
sort o. dizzy sendn so many happy returns TO the
fishes, had steady Job wallIn EN- from their steamer
chairs the Tallin DaCk. W tn IltN Soj wei lItE
let loose some family history to know they re
all right" says l. "Thcyre the quiet tony kind. But
if YOU want to get that girl you've got to get move
on There's a big Engishman after her, an he goln
up the Nile with us in a couple Of days But II YOU
want 10 make her Mrs Miller, says l. AL you've got
10 DO is 10 show me the sights in this town an come
along up the river and explain the budin 10 Alumsy
Bailey She's dafy about the monuments an those
hat-yOu-Callums.
"Hierogyphics' says Bunny, slaPping me on the
back. ,, ,.-,.
know anv more about EN- than do
Good" says Bunny. Il know every tomb and
temple down here Wadi Halfa. I've been in them
hundreds OF times.
Will YOU go?" says |.
Sure" says he, sippin his tea. "lll show you the
citadel as soon as she goes.
say. lust made Bunnys eyes bulge out when tells
him that all the feers on the boat was wild about
Aieen comm over But when tells him that She calls
her mother Num,v an how she played with the little
kids an when she got over being scaslck how kind she
was to Singer Buildn freak with an empty ky paror
Bunny was ready 20 lncc at her feet. Then he gets
excited an wants me break the ice for him right OF
"No,hn dom, SAYS l. and he agrees 10 wait TIL we
start on our trip up the Nile
XYIELL. he manages 20 get his tea down Just after
" Alecn left the terrace, an then he say, J1In
old man want YOU % the sunset from the citadel
So he gets couple OF donkeys with saddles on them
an we starts But say Son, felt pretty small with
me two hundred and fifty pounds anblin along on a
beast not much bigger than goat an me teet knoCkn
against the stones at step l. shook up 'uSt
like riding in an empty Fifhave autobus Then there
wa, q little black cub IN a mighty Whaokln an ackln
the donkev an yeIlin every Two minutes, Good don
kew, Good donkey boy But JUS. Is We began to