Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-18

ceding night. 1alla was more responsive than
before, but when l urged her to go with me to
France or marry me at once in Cairo she
would not listen. Finally she said: AFTER you
have rescued my uncle l will go with you any.
where, but not until then will l think Of mar.
rage"
Nothing could move her from that decision.
l arranged to meet her the next night and the
one following, and several others, which she
accomplished by the popular method Of bribing
her attendants, but, though 1t was a joy to her
to be told of my love, there was no way by
which she could be induced to yield to 1t until
her uncle was free.
l went to Marseilles and, after looking over
several ships that were for sale, bought
L'Hirondelle, a c~oasting steamer of 800 tons.
At Suakin one of the great surprises of my
life awaited me. We had scarcely tied up
WIN the man from whom ! was to receive the
warriors came aboard with a letter from Re
gal directing me to turn the ship over to him
and discharge the crews The agent could not
understand the change of plan any more than
could, and I could not even guess as to the
cause, but he was there to obey orders, and
there was nothing else for me to do. Feelins
sure there would be a satisfactory explanation
waiting for me at Cairo, I returned there, after
paying off the crew and sending them back to
Marseilies and London in charge Of Leigh and
Wilson.
was still more mystifed when, on reaching
Cairo, l was unable to find Regal, Ialla or any
one else connected with the undertaking, nor
could | get the slightest trace Of them.
In the hope Of seeing Ialla again, and deter.
mined to secure som definite clue as to lust
what had happened in my absence, / waited
around for two weeks or more, until | encoun.
tered the old friend who, 1 knew, was RESPONSE.
Die for my connection with the conspiracy, Il
did not dissemble, as l had before, but took him
to my room, told him the riddle and asked him
the answer. I did not expect him to admit
anything and was not disappointed. He said,
In substance:
"Of course I know nothing about the plot OF
which you have told me. If what you say Ia
true, | should say that you have been making
something OF a fool Of yourself over this Talla
and that you have only yourself to blame for
the abrupt ending which seems to have been
reached. These women are the greatest hirts
in the world.
You thought Ialla was in love with you. but
but she was only having a good time with YOU.
and she has talHn a lot Of pride in telling her
friends about your meetings, at their after.
noon gatherings for the exchange Of gossip.
She had no idea Of marrying you, an unbeliey.
er, you can be sure. It may be she thought she
was stimulating you to deeds Of heroism, but,
II she considered that at all, 1t was a secondary
matter.
The men you were dealing with have the
contempt Of their race for all women. They
can not understand how any man can become
80 enamored Of a woman, no matter how beautt
fui, as to let 1t Interfere with his business.
They would argue that no man who couId
be relied on to carry out their plan would dia.
play such lack Of judgment. It Is possible that
there may be some other reason for the situa.
ton in which you ind yourself, but doubt II.
the wisest course for you IL to tell me how
you can be reached, and leave Cairo, for Won
can gain nothing by staying here. II Is known
to many people that I know you, and II any
one should want to get in communication with
you will be able to tell him how to do IT,"
Possessing all the pride OF a full.bIooded
man. resented the calm assertion that I had
oeen ensnared by a flirt, but, in looking back
at 1t now. / am willing to admit that probably
my friend was right about It.
Feeling that for once my destiny had played
It 2 bit low down on me-, I crossed the Mediter.
ranean and took a French liner for New York
Eleven years later Arab was par1oned and
returned to Egypt, but his influence among M
own people was gones the fact that he had az.
cepted a pardon implied, to their astute minds
a secret agreement with their enemies and
caused him to be regarded as d tool of the
British. But, the fires Of freedom are stiI
burning. and now and again signal-smoke n
seen rising over India.
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