Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-16

in dishabille as in ball-gown. She
drained the cup, and as she turned
to replace it upon the tray, dropped
it with a clatter, a startled cry coming
from her lips.
"Madame?"
Fortunes bed!"
It had not been slept in. The
steamer.cloak lay across the counter
pane exactly where Celeste herself
had laid it the night before. Mrs.
Chedsoye sprang out Of her bed and
ran barefoot to the other. Fortune
had not been in the room since dinner
time.
"Celeste, dress me as quickly as
possible. Hurryl Something has
happened to Fortune"
Never, in all her years Of service,
could she recollect such a toilet as
madame made that morning. And
never before had she shown such con.
Germ over her daughter. 1t was amaz-
Ing!
"The little fooll The little foolI"
Mrs. Chedsoye repeatedly murmured
as the nimble fingers Of the maid few
over her. 1.-THE silly little fool; and
at a time like this" Not that TO
morse OF any kind stirred Mrs. Ched.
soye's conscience; she was simply ex-
tremely annoyed.
She FASTENED out into the corridor
and knocked at the door Of her broth
er's room. No answer. She few
downstairs, and there she saw him
coming in from the street fe greet
ed her cheerily.
"Its all right, Kate; plenty ct room
on the Ludwig. We shall take the aft
ernoon train for Port Said. She sails
at dawn tomorrow instead OF to-
night What's up?" suddenly
noticing his sisters face
Fortune did not return to her room
last night"
What? Where do you suppose the
little fool went. then?"
They both seemed to look upon For
tune as little TOOL
Yesterday she threatened to run
away"
run away? Kate. be sensible,
How the deuce could she run away!
She hasn't 8 penny. It takes money
to 70 anywhere over here. She has
probably found some girl friend, and
has spent the night with her. Wen
soon find out where she H." The Ma
jor wasn't worried
Have you seen Horace?" with dis
cernible anxiety.
mo. didn't walt up for him. He's
sleeping off q night Of 1t. You know
his failing"
"Find out II he Is in his room, Go
to the porter's bureau and inquire for
both him and Jones'
The Major, perceiving that his sister
was genuinely alarmed, rushed over
to the bureau No. neither MT. Ry,
anne nor Mr.. Jones had been In the
hotel since yesterday. Would the por,
ter send some one up to the rooms
Of those gentlemen to make suref Ger
tainly. No; there was no one In the
rooms. The Major was now himself
perturbed. He vent back to Mrs.
Chedsoye
Kate, neither hss been in his room
since yesterday. If you want my
opinion, 1t Is this: Hoddy has seques'
tered Jones all right, and ia some
where in town. sleeping off the effects
of night Of It,"
"He has run away with Fortune!
she cried. Her expression was tragic
She couldn't have told whether 1t was
due to her daughters disappearance
or to Horace's detection. did he moi
threaten?"
Ssh! not so loud. Kate"
THE little simpleton defled me Yes
terday, and declared she would leave
me-"
"Ohol- The Major fingered his I'm
perial. "That puts a new face to the
subject. But Jones! He has not
turned up. We can not move till
we find out what has become Of him.
I know. III Jump into carriage and
see If he got as fag as the English
Bar"
Mrs. Chedsoye did not go upstairs
but paced the 1ounging-room. 1.-the and
pantherish. Frequently she paused
as If examining the patterns IN the
huge carpets. She entered the recep
tion-room, came back. wandered Of
into the ballroom. stopped to inspect
the announcement hanging upon the
bulletin-board, returned to the win
dows and watched the feluccas sal
past as the great bridge opened; and
during ali these aimless occupations
but q single thought busted her mind;
what could q man like Horace see IL
a chit like Fortune?
1t was an hour and q half before
the Major put in an appearance He
was out of breath and temper.
Come up to the room" Once there
he sat down and babe her do likewise
There's the devil to pay. You heard
Hoddy speak Of the niger who guard
ed the Holy Yhiordes, and that be
wanted to get out Of Cairo before b
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