The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-11

heve that he was soiournlng I'm tho
east. As matter Of fact. IL was soon
revealed. he hsd been in London Sc.
cretiy working on the problem for
nearly three weeks. Keeping discreetlv
under cover in order that his Influence
might not be thwarted His array NJ
facts, his bitter arralsnnlent of tIo
men who were trying 10 force tho
building bill through The council. STAG.
gercd the whole city % London AZ
that writing IL looked as though tho
bill would he overthrowD. It's promoters
had been so completely put 10 rout
The committee would he compelled to
take eoenizance of The startling expo
sure. The people would demand n fun
thraShins out of The obnoxious deal
Roxbury Medcroft's nne WAS on cv.
cry ones lip. The Standard had profit.
ed by securing greet beat"
The odell-Carneys looked at each
other IN wonder and perplcxity. What
does It mean?" asked the lady. her
eyes narrowing
Look here. Agatha. this papers Mt
least two days old Now. how the
devtl can Medcroft be in London and
Innsbruck at the same time. He was
here day beforc yesterday. wasn't he?
I'm SO offended unobserving"-
Yes. yes. he was here. And this
paper She paused irresoutely.
hn
it's most uncanny. There's some mys.
terry here"
I've got 1t. Carney! This Is NOT
Roxbury Medcroft."
Good Gawdr
This explains everything Heavens.
Carney! This fellow isis her lover
She's running about the country with
him. She's
Her lover? Cad, my dear. he NAV
have been so at one time, but he's The
other ones lover now, take my word
for 1t. | say, pom my soul. this is
charming game your friends the Rod.
neys have let us into. They
MY friends Yours, you meant" she
retorted.
"Oh, come now! But let II 70 ut that.
They know. of course that this fellow
isn't her husband, and yet, by CAD,
Agatha. they've gone about deliberate
~ palmlng him off on us as the real
article. They are actually sanctloning
the whole
Stop a moment, Carney" interrupt.
cd his wife. THE London chap may
be the fraud. Let us go slow, my
dear"
SLOW? How the devil can we 60
slow in such fast company? No. This
fellow Is the fraud And they knew
1t too. They all know It. They
Rubbish! You forget that the whole
Rodney tribe Ia M In arms because
Medcroft Is making love to his wifes
sister. They're not assuming anything
there. let ME tell You And he's not
Edith's lover. II he's not her husband.
he's playing part that she undcr.
stands and approves And this-this.
my dear Carney may account for the
orphanage Of Tootles. Dear
me, it's quite tungle"
II shall telegraph my solicitors Mt
once for definite news They'll know
whether the real Medcrort IL In Ion.
don. and then--well. by love. Agatha.
| can't tell lust wot steps IN take In
regard to these Rodnevs
He went into n long TRADE against
the unfortunate Spattlpites, as he call.
cd them Understand me. ACntha.
don't blame Mrs Mcdcrort n she's
having an affair With this Gimp and
can pull the wool
but she iss't having an affair with
this chap" cried Mrs. OdelECarney,
her patience exhausted She's having
an affair with chap In London, the
Dne who writes Good gracious. OF
course. Why, what fools we are The
real Medcroft is IN London. and It Is
ne who Is writing the letters How
stupid OF me-"
Aha exclaimed he triumphantly.
OF course. she's getting letters from
her husband Why not? That's to be
expected But. by the everlasting shay
)at. do you suppose that her husband
Knows she's off here with another fei-
ow who masquerades rs her husband7
No. He almost shouted 1t. ave
never heprd Of anything 80 brazen.
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