The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-02

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least as the time drew near for tho ~.
rival of the . o'clock train from N.
north. Constance strove faithfnu,
even vallantly. to inject confidence int,
the souls of the prime conspifators
I You have done So beautifully n, ;.
this time" she protested 10 the dolorm,.
Brock. why should YOU he afraldg 4
once read of nu indian chief VIII.
name WAS YonnS- Man-Afraid-o f.II,.,
/ Wife. He WAS Il very brave fellow :,
spite of all that. You are afrala -,
Edith. but can't You be like the Indian
He
That's all very nice" mour,.,
Brock. "But he could cover his cn,,
fusion with war paint Don't for.a,
that. my dear. Think uf the diiTerenc.
in our dissnises- war laln, In dan,,s
versus spats and nm cyegaSs. BESIDES
he didn't have 10 talk west end I'm.
lish. moreover. be lived in wig.
wan aud didn't have 20 explain II sg,.
bedroom to strangers who happened
along"
THAT is bit awkward" she cor.
fessed thOughtfulIy. But cant van,
say that you have insomnia and can't
sleep unless you are above the noise Of
the street,"
He looked Mt her with an expression
that made u verbal reply to this suc-
gestion altogether unnecessary.
Nurse says that Tootles has forgot
ten the real Roxbury," she went on aft.
err moment See how cieverly Won
have played the part"
Still he stared modify. uncouvinced.
at the roadway ahead. They were
driving In the Haupt Alice.
IL hope I haven't got Roxbury into
trouble by that interview | gave ont
concerning the new method Of fire.
proofing woodwork In office buildings
and hotels. 1t occurred to me after
ward that he is violently opposed 10
the system. advocated 1t. He'll have|
al might say a devil of a time ex-
planning his change of front"
AS matter of fact. when Mcdcroft.
hiding in London. saw the reproduced
interview in the Times. together with
editorial comments upon the extraordl. |
nary attitude of Il supposedly conserva-
tive Englishman Of recognized ability. |
he was tried almost beyond endurance.
For the next two or three days tho |
newspapers printed caustic contnbu.
tons from fellow architects aud build. |
ers. in each of which the luckless Med
croft was taken 10 task for advocating
an impractical and famous New Yorl,
bobby In the way of construction. some
thing that staid old London would not
even tolerate or discuss The social
chroniclings Of the Medcrofts In Vi
emma rs dispatched by the correspond.|
ents Offset this unhappy bull to somcI
extent In so far MS Medcroft's peace Of
mind was concerned, but nothing c0nllI
have drawn attention to the fact thatI
be was not in London ut that parir-
ular time SO decisively as the NlennlI
interview and its undefcnded front +
Even his shrewdest enemy could NOT
have suspected Melcrof, Of u patterned
which would permit him to sit quiet IN |
London while the attacks Were goiugI
on. He found some small solace in the1
reflection that he could make the emil
justify the means.
On their return to the Bristol. BrocltI
and Miss Fowler found the fair Edith
in a pitiful state Of collapse She de-
clared over and over again that shell
could not face the Rodneys II wn1E
more than should be expected of her
She was sure that something would col
wrong. Why-oh. why WAS ii neces (
sary to deceive the RodnayS: Whyv
should they be kept In the dark? Whyj
wasn't Roxbury there TO counsel wise
". and more, nd intinitum. until theI
distracted pair were on tile point OF
deserving the cause. She finally dis /
solved into tears. and would not llstenI
to reason. expostulntlon or persuasion.
II was then that Brock cruelty but eff
fectiyely declared his intention to abdt'
cate, as he also hid reputation toI
preserve. Whereupon. with fine
sense of distinction she tlared up andI
accused him of treachery to his best
friend, Roxbury Medcroft. who was re-
posing the utmost confidence In his
friendship and loyalty How could she|
be expected to go on with the play II