Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-10-31

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Ion. She rc-r- .,eas crossirr fA.
room. -t.et a.o ga doiaxe" ps.l
lanfly
7 an ringing for the hsIi-maid--
And Fortune resumed Der chair.
picked up Der Basdeker. and became
apparently absorbed over The map %
Assnan.
Again wrath mounted 20. her moth
er's head. She could combat anger,
tears. protestatsons. but this indincr.
encs. studied and unhlial. left her
weaponless; and she was too wise 10
urbridie her tongue. much as she
longed TO DO so. She was beaten. Not
an agreeable sensation TO one who
counted only her victories.
Fortune. later you viii Dc sorry for
this spirit" she. said. when she felt
the tremor OF wrath no longer IN her
throat
Fortune turned a page. and lot;ed
down some notes with pencil. sad
as she was at heart tragic as she
knew the result OF this outbreak 20
b., she could hardly repress smile
At the thought Of her mothers dis
comdture.
And so the chasm widened. and
went on widening TN the end OF time.
Mrs. Chedsoye was glad that the
/ hsll-maid knocked and came IN just
then. Il AZ least saved her the ig.
/ nominy OF a retreat. She dressed.
| however. with the same deliberate
1 care that she had always used. Moth
ms ever deranged her sense OF pro
I portion relative 20 her toilet. nothing
ever made her forget SIS Importance.
"GoOd-by dear" she said. II shall
be Ga az dinner" II the maid had
any suspicion that there had been a
quarrel. sho should az least be im-
} pressed with the fact that she. Mrs.
( Chedsoys. vas not 90 blame Tor it.
/ Fortune nibbled the end OK her pen
ell
The door closed behind her mother
and the maid. She waited for a time
Then she sprans 90 the window and
stood there. She saw her mother
driven or She was dressed IN pearl
grey. with Reynolds hat OF grey
velour and sweeping plumes: as hand
some and distinguished a woman af
could b. found that day IN all Cairo
The watcher threw her Baedekor hei
notebook. and her pencil violently
into corner. Il had come 20 her al
last. this thing that she had beef
striving FOR since noon. She did no
care what the risks were. the storm
was too high IA her heart 70 lister
20 the voice OF caution. She woul,
do t.. for she judged 10 the one thing
IN Justice 10 her own blood. she mus
accomplish. She straightway dresse
for the street; and n she did not Civ
the same care as her mother TO th
vital function. she produced an effec
: that merited comparison.
She loitered before the porter's bu
reau til she saw him busily engage
Z In answering Questions OF some won
! en- tourists. Then. with a slight bu
friendly nod. she stepped into the bl
: reau and stopped before the key-racl
She hung up her key. but took
: down again. as II she had change
her mind. At least. this was the Do
- ters impression az be bowed 20 hs
g IN the midst Of the verbal bombar
= ment. Fortune went upstairs TIE
or hfteen minutes elapsed. when sf
4 returned, hung up the key. and wake
> briskly toward the sideentrance
the very moment George. IN his frul
q less search OF her. pushed throul
y the revolving doors IN front And
:. the time she was wondering how
= was that her knees did not given q
u der. Il was terrible. She baianc
!, between laughter and tsars. hyste
a cally
She had gone scarcely hundr
4. yards when she was accosted BY
h. tall Arab whom she indistinctly rec
:. lscted having seen before: where. s
"a could not definitely imagine Il "
the ragged green turban that clear
7 away her puzzlement- The Arab "
the supposed beggRr over whom Per
| val chow easily she bad fallen into {
habit OF calling him thatD had stu
bled- He stood so tall and straif
that she knew he wasn't going TO be
50 naturally she stopped. Without
word. without even a look that
pressed anything. be slipped a N
into her hand. bowed with Orien
gravity. and stepped aside for her
! proceed She read the note hast
as she continued her way. HoraD
Why should he wish 20 meet her q
evening. st the southeast corner
the Shari'a MahomOud- FL Faiaki.
step from the British Consulate
And she mustn't come IN q earril
nor tell any one where shs was