Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09


Some One Arriving From Bssdad."
cumstances Of our meeting. am
known to them as a globe-trotter and
a collector"
That's too bad" said George con.
tritely. But l have already told
them"
The devil you have!" Ryanne drop.
per his cigarette into the ash-tray. III
| remember rightly, you asked me to
say nothing"
Il know" said George, visibly EN-.
barrassed. 81 forgot"
We'll, the fat is in the fire. | dare
say that | can get round It. II was
risky. Women like to talk. expect
every hour to hear Of some one ar.
irving from Bagdad."
There's no boat from that direction
till next week." informed George, who
was a stickler on timetables.
There are other ways of getting
into Egypt. Know anything about
racing-camels?p
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 just cause, an IDOLS
eye or a holy carpet, and they'll fol.
low you round the world ten times, II
need be. l never worry needlessly,
but | lay out before me all the points
OF the game. There is one man In Bag.
dad who will never cease to think Of
me. This fellow is an Arab, Mahomed.
ElGebel by name, the real article,
proud and savage, into whose keeping
the Holy Yhiordes was given; Ma.
homed-El-Gebel, the Pasha's right.
nand' 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 gets
through with me. your turn"
George laughed. Ryanne grew
thoughtful over this sign. Perciyal
Algernon did not seem exactly wor.
ried.
Aren't you q little afraid?"
I? Why should be-" incurred
George innocently. Certainly. what
ever your Arab friends arguments
may be, moral or physical, I'm going
to keep that Yhiordes."
Was he blufing? Ryanne wondered
Did he really have nervei Well.
within forty-eight hours there would
come a test.
Say, do you know, rather wish
you'd been with me on that trip-tbat
is, II you like rough game" Ryanns
said this In all sincerity.
Il have never been in a rough game.
as you call it; but I've often had a
strong desire to be-, just to find out for
myself what sort Of a duffer am"
Ryanne had met this sort NJ man he
fore; the fellow who wanted to know
what stun he was made Of, and was
ready to risk his hide to find out His
experience had taught him to expect
nothing Of the man who knew just
what he was going TO do in a crisis.
Did you ever know, Mr.. Jones"
said Ryanne, his eyes humorous, that
there Is an organization In this world
OF ours, a company that offers a try
out TO men Of your kidneyr
What's that! What do you mean %
What say. There is an established
concern which viii, upon application
for q liberal purchase of stock, ar.
range any hind Of adventure you
wish
WHAT" George drew in his legs
and at up. What sort Of 9 jolly is
thisi'
-Yeu put your finger upon the one
great obstacle. No one win believe
that such Q concern existR. Yet It Is
a fact And why notY
Because Il Wouldn't be real; II
would be going 10 the moon q Ia
Coney Island" -
Wrong, absolutely. wrong. II /
told you that ! am q stockholder In