Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-09-12

md thatE Rysnne seemed Inter.
estod.
Wallace drew his finger across his i
throat Ryanne looked him scuarely /
In the eye and nodded afirmatively.
Il don't understand az all"
You never will Wallace. old chap. /
am the prodigal son whose brother /
ate the fstted calf before I returned /
home. had a letter today. She
viii Do here tomorrow sometime. You
may have 90 10 10 Port said. n my
plan doesn't mature"
The Ludwig"
Yes"
Say. what Frau she would have
made the right mani"
Ryanne did not answer. but glow
cred az his glass
The United Romance and Adven-
ture Company" Wallace twiried HE
glass II you're a wonder. she's
marvel A Napoleon IN pe;ticoatsi Il
does make fellcw grln. when you
look n All over Put this is going 20
De her Austeritz or her Waterloo.
And you really got the rug. and on top
OF that. you have sOid Il 20 George p.
a. Jones, Here's"
MANY happy returns ironically.
They finished the bottle without
further talk There was 10 cornwall
ity here. Both we're fond OF good wlue,
but the more they drank. the tighter
grew their lips Men who have been
IN the habit OF guarding dangerous
secrets become taciturn IN their cups.
Prom time 20 time. fittlnxiy. there
appeared against one Of the windows.
Just above the halfcurtain. a lean.
dark face, which. IN profile. resembled
the hte-the hooked beak. the watch
ful. preyful eyes. There were two
hungers written upon that Arab face.
food and revenge
Allah Is good he murmured.
He had but one eye IN use. tho 9TH
or was bnndaged. Tn fact. the face er-
hibited general Indications % rough
warfare. the skin broken on tie bridge
OF the nose. a freshly healed cut un-
der the seeing eye. a long strip %
plaster extending from The ear 20 The
mouth. There was nothing OF The beg.
gar IN bis misn. His lean throat was
erect. his chin protrusive. the act Of
his shoulders proud and defiant Ordi-
] narily. the few lingering guides would
] rudely have told him 20 be OF about
I his business; but they were familiar
/ with all turbans. and IL the peculiar
twist 0f this one. soiled and ragged
thougA Il was. they recognized some
/ prince trom the eastern deserts. Pres
emily - strobe away. but with a stiI.
/ ness which they knew came from long
| journeys upon racing-camels-
George dreamed that night % magic
carpets. OF sad-eyed maidens. OF fierce
Bedouins. OF battles in the desert. Of
geni swelling terrihcally out OF squat
bottles. And once ke rose and turned
on the lights 20 assure himself that
the old Yhiordes was not a part OF
these vivid dreams.
lie was up shortly after dawn. IN
white riding-togs. for a anal canter 70
| Mena House and return IN two DAYS
more he would be leaving Egypt be-
hind. Rather glad ia one sense. rath-
er sorry 10 another. Where 10 pax the
rug Was a problem. He might carry
| % In his steamer-rou. Il would be
handler there than in the bottom OF
his trunk. stored away IN the ships
hold. Besides. his experience had
taught him that steamer-rolls we're
| only indihereutly FMS pected. You viii
observe that the luster OF his high
Ideals was already timming. he rea-
soned that inasmuch as he was bound
20 smuggle and lie. IL might be well 10
! plan something aFtisticaliy. He wished
now that he was going 20 spend Christ
mas in Cairo; but It was TOO late 20
change his booking without serious
loss or time and money.
He had a light breakfast on the
veranda OF the Mena House. climbed
up to the desert. bantersd the donkey
boys. amused himself BY watching the
descent OF some German tourists who
had climbed the big Pyramid before
dawn 20 witness the sun rise. and
threw pennies 20 the horde OF blind
beggars who instantly swsrmed about
him and demanded. IN the name OF Al
iah. competence for the rest OF their
days. He finally escaped them by
footing IL down the incline 70 the no
tel gardens. where his horse stood
waiting.
II was long after nine when be slid
from the saddle az the side entrance
OF the Semiramis. He was on his way
10 the bureau for his key. when an
exquisitely gloved hand lightly touched
his arm.
Don't you remember ne. Mr..
Jones? ?" said voice Of vocal honey.
George did, In his confusion b
dropped bis pith-helmet. and In stoop
Ing 70 pick Il Up. bumped into the Dor
ter who had rushed to bis aid. Re
member her! Would be ever forget