The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-07-19

ceding night Ialla was more responsive than
before but when urged her TO go with me 20
France or marry me at once in Cairo sho
would not listen Finally she said: After you
have rescued my uncle | will go with you any.
where. but not until then will think OF mar
riage." y
Nothing could move her from that decision.
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 Il was a Joy 20 her
20 be told OF my love there was no way by
which she could be induced 10 yield to Il until
her uncle was free.
! went 20 Marseilles and, after looking over
several ships that were for sale bought
L'Hrondelle a coastlng steamer OF 500 tons.
At Suakn one OF the great surprises OF my
life awaited me We had scarcely tied up
WIN the man from whom I was 10 receive the
warriors came aboard with a letter from Re-
gal directing me 10 turn the ship over TO him
and discharge the crew The agent could not
understand the change OF plan any more than
I could, and | could not even guess az 20 tho
cause, but he was there 90 obey orders, and
there was nothing else for mo TO do Feeling
sure there would be a satisfactory explanation
waiting for me at Cairo returned there, after
paying on the crew and sending them back TO
Marseos and Lsndon in charge OF Leigh and
Wilson
was stl more mysHned when. on reaching
Cairo. / was unable 10 find Regal Iaa or any
one else connected with the undertaking nor
could I get the slightest trace OF them.
In the hope OF seeing Iaa again and deter
mined 20 secure some definite clue as 20 Just
what had happened I'm my absence ! waited
around for two weeks or more until encoun.
tered the old friend who ] knew, was RESPONSE
BILE for my connection with the conspiracy !
did not dissemble as 7 had before but took him
to my room told him me riddle and asked him
the answer did not expect him 20 admit
anything and WAS not disappointed He said
in substance:
"Of course ] know nothing about the plot of
which you have told me n what you say In
true. J should say that you have been making
something ~ n fool OF yourself over this alls
and that you have only yourself 20 blame for
the abrupt ending which seems 10 have been
reached. These women are the greatest firtp
IN the world.
you thought Talla waS In love with you but
but she was only having good time with you
and she has taken lot OF pride IN telling her
friends about your meetings AZ their after
noon gatherings for the exchange of gossip
She had no idea Of marrying you. an unbeliev
er you can be sure. n may be she thought she
was stimulating you 10 deeds OF heroism. but
n she considered that at all. n was a secondary
matter.
The men you we're dealing with have the
contempt OF their race for all women They
can not underFfand how any man can become
80 enamored ~ woman no matter how beautl
fu as 20 let II Interfere with his business
"They would argue that no man Who could
be relied on 20 carry out their plan would dis.
play such lack OF judgment - Is possible that
there may be some other reason FOR the sltua.
fion IN which you find yourself but doubt H.
The wiBest course for you IL 20 tell me bow
yOp can be reached. and leave Cairo, for you
ran gain nothing by staying here n IN known
10 many people that know you and n any
orc should want 20 get IN communication With
you will be able 20 tell him how 90 do it"
Possezeing al the pride of 2 fulI-bloodod
man. resented the calm assertion that 7 had
been ensnared by firt but IN looking back
a. II now. ! am willing % admit that probably
ny friend was right about n
Feeling that for once my destiny had played
n BIT low down on me crossed the Medl,er.
ransan and took a French liner for New Yo-r
Eleven years later Arab was pardoned and
returned 10 Egypt but hls influence among his
own people was gone. the fact that be had ac.
c.pted "a pardon implied % their astute minds
a eecre. agreement with their enemies and
caused him 20 be regarded a. a tool of the
British But. The fires % freedom are stu
burning and now and again signalamoke Is
seer rising over India