Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-09-26

There's no boat from that direction
tn next week" Informed George. who |
was a stickler on timetables.
There are other ways OF getting
into Egypt Know anything about
racing-camels?
You don't believe
My friend. believe IN all things
that haven't been proved impossible.
You've been knocking about here long
enough to know something OF the
tenacity OF the Arab and the East In
dian. Given a Just cause. an IDOLS
eve or a holy carpet. and they'll fol
low you round the world ten times. II
need be I never worry needlessiy.
but lay out before me all the points
I OF the game. There is one man In Bag
dad who Will never cease TO think OF
me. This fellow Is an Arab. Mshomed-
El-Gebel by name, the real article.
proud and savage. into whose keeping
the Holy Yhiordes was given; Ma
homed- El- Gebel. the Pasha's right
hand. a sheik in HIS own right
"But you haven't got the rug now"
mo. Mr.. Jones. / haven't: but on
the other hand. you have. So. here
we are together When he gsts
through with me. your turn"
George laughed Ryanne grew
thoughtful over this sign Percival
. Algernon did not seem exactly vor'
RED.
Aren't you a little afraidi-
J TT Why should I be-" inquired
= George innocently. Certainly. what
r ever your Arab friends arguments
may be. moral or physical. I'm going
. 10 keep that Yhiordes.-
z Was be blumng7 Ryanne wondered
Z Did he really have nsrver Well
, within forty-eight hours there wOul'
? come n test
J. Say. do you know. rather Wis
. you'd been with me on that trip-tha
. is. II you like a rough game" Ryann
said this In all sincerity.
% Il have never been IN a rough game
V as you call It.; but I've often had
strong desire TO be. just 20 and out &c
le myself what sort OF q duffer l am
n. Ryanne had met this sort OF man b
~ fore: the fellow who wanted 20 knO
what stun he was made OF. and wI
at ready 20 risk his hide TO md out. Il
. experience had taught him 10 eXps
-, nothing OF the man who knew ia
what be Was going 70 do IN crisis
~ Did you ever know. Mr.. Jones
said Ryanne. his eyes humorous. "th
In there is an organization in this vOT
OF ours. a company that ofierB 4
"s out TO men OF your kidney
-
ls- What l say. There IS an establish
concern which viii, upon Applicant
NJ for a liberal purchase OF stock.
OF range any kind OF adventure ,
w wish"
ue. '"whatr' George drew IN his Il
ain and sat up. What sort Of FOLLY
ing this?"
onA "You put your finger upon the c
great obstacle No one VAL belle
Tor that such & concern exists Yet Il
uy. a fact. And why pot?"
'aNS Because II wouldn't be real;
would be going 70 the moon =
Coney Island"
{ . Wrong. absolutely wrong. II
od0 told you that ! am stakeholder
this company. and that the advent
- Of the YhIordes rug Was arranged
~. my special bsnent. what would
IT, sayT'
Say George turned . Seri
q eountenance toward the adventu
- why, the whole thing Is absurd
the face OF It. Az joke. IL might
am but as q genuine Afrair. utterly inn
ana sfDle."
No." quietly. 7 admit that
so sounds absurd. yes; but ten years
IOlo they'd have locked up. a. insen'
man who said that he could IL.
irOp- think OF last summer st Paris,
II Rheims. at Frankfort; the Contins
10 70 air was full of hying-machinss.
It's pretty ainacult 20 impress ths
en- craze mind with something Esv.
shouldn't We cater 10 The poseie.
dare romantic Side az MAnf We've
vaa eaxAs tor everything else TAa
xDaea a. me1ioex4ty = always gtaAaina
. e. Nina he easaes wssA hyiakAats
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