The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-24

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her eyes. | loofed at the goddess
like forearm, balel to above the ell
bow, where 1t Slipped from sight I'M
der the roll of Sleeve, and thought OF
thar night in my apartment when she
had made me feel oil her biceps, don't
you know,
You don't know" repeated with
gentle reproach. "Oh. | say. You
know, You know you know you
kEow!~ ny Joye, t4at sounded rather
rum, hut 7 bnoa Fl kg &" I knew sho
knew-see?
she looked at me sidewise. her
slender forehnger pressing the half
parted lips slowly shaping in curve.
Then her little teeth flashed, jewel
'ikc--regular jolly Nearl setting in the
n~af.&est .westnal ,mIie''--and then
"a, ascJ'ras art are w,ast afoA@d
"feH ,sWaFd no.
"Yas!" she said cortritely, ard with
the mGst. delightful, kiadest infection
pand laugh--such laugh!--a laugh
gurgling melodious--oh, dash 1t,
yes; ! mean just that!--like the flute
notes in the overture to That'shis-
name-that sort.
That's the way loyo to hear
man talk!" she said warmly. Il think
1t takes on American to stand mp for
his own place. his own tlmes-please!"
And gently, but with lovely smile,
she withdrew her hand that ! had
folded close in mine. | let it so, for
/ saw her look toward the house, and,
of course, understood-j olly careless
OF me not to have remembered--but
she would know from my nod and
shrug that | comprehended
sighed, ard my deep breath
brought her gaze back to me and her
flashing smile as well,
And so.' she said. lifting her little
chin, you think there are just as
many knights now as there used to
be-"
almost laughed at the child-like
question-but | didn't! Dash 1t, no,
wouldn't have done SO for the world.
lust looked at her seriously and an
swered her In kind:
Perfectly sure of 1t, don't you
knowt"
And. by Jove, l wasl Knew If there
had been any change, some newspa.
per-reading chap at the club would
have mentioned it-that was safe; es-
recially one silly ass who was always
reading of some jolly comet that was
coming. He would know about the
nights.
"Yes-Oh, yes, there are just as
many!" I affirmed positively, and add
cd quickly: More. you know!" Fer
suddenly | remembered 1t was leap
year, and knew there was some jolly
rhyme about leop-year gives us one
day more-so, OF course, there'd be
another night!
You don't know how glad I am to
hear you say that" she said musingly
There are Just as many knights, you
mean, but the conditions have
chauged--the man IL changed-ls that
it?"
should say the man was changed!
"Oh, dash it, yes!- blurted. BY
Jove. | hoped there wouldn't be an
other change.
You mean"-with little. chal-
longing, puzzled smile, she leaned for
ward, her elbow resting upon her knee
like a sculptured, Grecian pillar; her
fower-like curving fingers supporting
her chin like a Corinthian whatsits-
name, you know, the sort OF thing the
ancient INTERPRETATIONS always
added to top off their stunning mar
BILE columns-you know!-well, like
that-"you mean We may find knights,
not only in the field, but in the shops,
upon the streets-even in the slums;
or in the hospitals, in the church or
upon the bench-that is your idea?'
1t wasn't my idea at ALL should
say not! Who wanted to spend nights
prowling around that way? Why
why. it wasn't respectable, dash 1t!
Besides, that sort of thing excursion
ing about seeing things-was devilish
tiresome, If you asked me- | never
did do it, even abroad, where you
meet Americans, jolly bored and tired,
doing all sorts Of rum places no one
else ever thinks OF, don't you know.
And as for a bench! Well, 1t was
like her, In her innocence of the
world, not to know how downright
vulgar that would be. had seen
couples sitting evenings in the park
and | knew!
But | answered tactfully:
Il don't mean those places so much,
don't you know think We can find
lots jollier and better nights else
where" And | closed my free eye
and beamed at her through my glass.
Don't have to go SO far, you know;
under ones own roof, or-er-some
one else's roof, for instance-why not
here" | jerked my head toward the
old stone pile behind us.
"Oh!"-her eyebrows lifted at me
$50 you've thought of that, too?'--
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