The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-11

been asking her some vnrr curious
and staggering questions about Tootlcs
and your NEST private affairs
Il know. my dear" groaned Edith.
"He very politely remarked &c mo
last night that TootIes made BIN think
very strangely OF friend Of his In
| London. lie wouldn't mention the fell
lows name lie only smiled and snid.
'Nevah mind. my dear he's c'nfend-
ed handsome dog daresay he meant
that as compliment for Tootlcs. She
is pretty, don't Won think So. deary
shes just Ike Won. Edith said
Constance, who understood things
quite clearly.
Then. in heavens name. Connie.
why are they staring at her so i'm.
politely-all of thein?''
IT'S because she Is so pretty Good
ness. Edith. don't let every little thing
worry You. Youll have wrinkles and
gray hairs soon enough
ITS all very nice for you to talk"
grumhled Edith I'm going mad with
loneliness You have lover near Won
all the time-he's mad about YOU
What have /? I'm utterly alone No
one loves memo, not soul
you won't let them love YOU. Edith"
said Constance jaurtiIy. They all
want 10 love you. all of them"
II hate men" announced Mrs Med.
croft retrospectively
Developments Of meet refractory
character swooped down upon them M
the very end of the soinurn In Inns.
bruck Every one had begun to rejoice
that the fortnight was almost over and
that they could 60 their different ways
without having anything really regret.
table TO carry away with them. The
Rodneys were going to Paris, the Med.
crofts 10 London, the Odell- Carneys
after finding ont where the others
were BENT 10 Ostend Freddie Ulster
Welt suddenly announced his determine
ton TO remain at the Tirol for week
or two longer That very day he had
been introduced TO Mile lie Brun, a
fascinating young Pnrision stopping at
the Tirol with her mother.
All might have ended well had ii not
been for the unfortunate circumstance
of Odell-Carney's making a purchase OF
the London Standard instead OF the
Times. as was his custom His lamen
tations over this piece of stupidity
were cut short by the discovery of an
astonishing article upon the editorial
page OF the paper an article which |
created within him sense of grave
perplexity He read the headlines |
thrice and glanced through the text
twice, neither time with any very def
mite idea of what he was reading His
fingers shook rs he held the sheet
nearer the window for "A final effort to
untangle the incredible thing that lay
before him in simple, unimpeachablc
black and white
Pom me word" he kept repeating
TO himself feebiy. Then he got up and
went Off in extreme haste to find his
wife
My dear" he said to her in the car
81 must speak with YOU
alone" She was Just starting of for a .
drive with Mrs Rodney.
Bad news, Carneyf" she demanded.
struck by his expression She was fol.
lowing him toward remote corner Of /
the approach He did not reply until
they Were seated much nearer to each
other than was their wont.
Read that he said. slipping the
into her hands. "Wot do
you think Of IT."
My dear Carney, don't know.
Would You mind telling me what | am
10 readf'
The Medcroft thing. Right there"
She read the article. her husband
her face the while. Surprise,
ncredulity, dlsmay, succeeded each
'ther in rapid changes. She was read
ng In sheer amazement of the doingsI
If Roxbury Msdcroft in connection
With the county councils subcommittee
in London! The story went on to re-
ate how Medcroft. implacable leader
If the opposition to the 'grafters." sud
ienly had appeared before the commit
zee with the most astounding fguresl
IND facts to support his charges OF rot
enness on the part OF the clique" his
Unexpected descent upon the scene had
brown the opposing leaders into
'anic' every one had been lei tn he-