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month al least, and probably much
longer was far from the most pleas.
I ant contemplation; my yielding, there
/ tore, was not altogether unseliish.
DR.. Addison's case was different At
| tho last moment he decided TO 20
abroad by the same ship: and, on the
| way over, touched by his contritlon
and his almost pathetic desire to
make amends TO his quondam friend
at the earliest possible minute, I my
self invited him to 20 with us the rest
Of the way.
Evelyn had proposed that Mrs. Ian.
caster should also be included in the
party, but this | would not hear OF. II,
Tor propriety's sake, another presence
was necessary. her maid. and. ulu-
mately, DR.. Addison. afforded all the
security the conventions could de.
/ mand
The fever Of haste was upon all Of
us from the start. The time on ship.
board, in spite OF our common subject
OF converse dragged eternally.
Should We reach Cherbourg in time
to connect with the p. &. o. Express
at Paris? That was the one constant.
ly recurring question, to be specialized
upon with varying degrees of hope and
| despair.
AS good fortune would have II, VIC
made the train with fifteen minutes TO
spare. and the run to Brindisl was &C.
complished without accident or lin.
seemly delay
/ Here, however. we were compelled
10 wait six hours. The steamer was
late, owing to some seismic disturb.
ance on the coast OF Malta, and fear
/ OF encounterlng new and necessarily
uncharted volcanic islands, had de-
manded slow and cautious sailing.
! However sinister had been the game
Fate played with us in the earlier
stages OF our quest, the favor of its
present mood could not be gainsaid
/ That We were now reasonably sure of
reaching Port Said in advance of the
! Glamorganshire was in itself a wei.
come relief from trying anxiety: but
that was only a small part of the
banquet Of good things provided for
us.
was still exercised in a measure
over the steps which must be taken to
secure Cameron's release. Without
proper introduction to the authorities
ii was becoming more and more a
question In my mind whether. after
all, / should be able to accomplish my
end In the brief time 10 which | was
restricted.
With this fell possibility OF failure
dinging in my reflections, | was strid-
ing the white deck OF the p. and o.
steamer, in the early morning follow
ing the night Of our departure from
Brindisi, when a hand. dropped heavi-
ly on my shoulder. spun me round to
face a laughing, sun-browned, young
Englishman in white fannels.
For Just a moment | was literally
as well as hguratively. taken aback.
for the tone of the ringing voice which
greeted me carried me five years at
least into the past when Lionel Hart
ley and ! had ridden 70 hounds 10.
gether at Melton Mowbray, while fel.
low guests at house-party in the
neighborhood.
You bally Yankee" he was shout
ing. Fancy running into you in this
fashion! I'm Jolly glad TO see you,
old chap"
Though my delight at seeing him
was at that moment tempered by alb
sorbing interest in my mission, It rose
few minutes later 10 unadulterated
ecstasy, when discovered that he was
stationed ar Port said, and occupied
what seemed TO me just then one Of
the most important posts in the Brit
ISL Foreign Service-secretary to the
Governor General for the Suez Canal. |
You're going to Cairo. suppose?"
he hazarded.
mo" ! replied. I'm going with
you, and ] shall not let you out Of my
sight, my friend, until you have proved
you're something more than a figure.
head stuck up in the Egyptian sands
IF there's any little thing can do
- he began, but | interrupted him.
There's a very big thing you can
do | corrected. And then told him.
What a lark" he cried. refusing
to recognize the serious side Of IT.
Fancy one OF your American multi
mlllionaires passing coal on a British
freighter."
Passing coal" ! exclaimed. What
rot! Surely they wouldn't"
"Oh, wouldn't they" he broke in.
That's just what they would do. He
isn't an able-bodied seaman, is heg
You can safely wager he's an expert
enced stoker, or at least a trimmer BY
this time"
Don't, Hartley, don't" ] protested.
It's too cruel TO think Of"
Never mind, old chap" was his re- !
ioinder There's a good time com. |
ing. Wen have him out and washed
and dressed and sitting AT table with
us an hour after the old tub lets her
anchor drop. And IN wager YOU a
tenner that there won't be miss in |
any part Of the programme"
When, al breakfast, ] told EyeJyn
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