The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

parently OF the fellah class. They wore the
common blue kimona-like garment, held to-
gether seemingly by luck. and their small black
wells were thrown over their heads, leaving
their faces bare and thus placing them out
side the pale of Egyptian responsibility l was
about to walk away to avoid their Fostering
when my eyes met those of the one who was
In the lead, and instantly was attracted in
place of being repealed.
Her sparkling eyes, turned full on me and
ignoring all else told mo as plainly as words
could have done that she had some message
for me, and, suspecting that the moment for
which had been waiting for weeks had ar
rived, walked slowly toward her, though
In mood to barter. AS we met, seemingly
somewhat Disconnected by my steady gaza Of
profound and unconcealed admiration, she
drew her uncouth veil across her face and held
out her hands, like one trained to tourist trade,
that, I might examine her wonderful rings.
Those hands could never have known work,
they were SO soft and small; and arms more
perfectly rounded were never modelled in mar
BILE by master. Plainly this woman was not
IF the servant class, to which her companions
as clearly belonged
Gne of her hands was half closed, and as
she laid it in mine it opened and : small piece
of folded paper fell into my palm. Long &C.
customed to ways out Of the ordinary gave
80 sign beyond an involuntary start which she
felt. but one else noticed. and proceeded,
with much elaboration, to select ring which
I purchased souvenir of first meeting.
Not word passed between us except as to the
price OF the ring over which there was no
'hagglng
The women who were with her made pre-
tense Of showing me their wares, but It was
only show for the benefit Of any inquistive
persons who might be watching and, without
urging me to buy they passed on.
Curious as to the contents of the commun-
cation which had come to me so strangely, but
fearful Of being watched by knew not whom,
1t some time before I went to my room
to read the note by the light of a tallow can
de- The mysterious missive read
you are Captain Boynton Are you willing
to undertake difficult and perhaps dangerous
mission? Answer tomorrow night through the
channel by which you receive this"
Here was a romantic promise Of something
new and real in the way Of excitement for I
could imagine nothing stereotyped growing out
OF such an unusual beginning, and rejoiced
1nasmuch as the only man in Cairo who knew
me as Captain Boynton. and who was acquaint-
ed with my favorite occupation, was a conf
dant Of the Khedive, it naturally occurred to
me that the oily Tewflk Pasha was mixed up
in 1t some way, and suspected that 1t involved
another secret movement against British rule
in Egypt. The latter suspicion was soon ver-
fed and there never has been any doubt in
my own mind that was equally correct in the
conjecture as to the participation, or at least
the silent approval, of Tewfk
The next evening. before going down to din
ner, 1 wrote my reply
eyes, provided it Is something gentleman
can do, and 1 am we'll paid for it. But will
conduct no negotiations in this way. I must
see the people am doing business with"
After dinner retired to the same out-ofthe-
way corner of the garden in which had been
found the night before. to await Developments
It probably was not long, but it seemed hours