Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-07-07

more interesting
to sit here on the terrace and watch
the crowds"
Mrs. Wilton laughed comforta bly,.
We'll, do as you please, Paula: but,
as this is Ewes first visit to Egypt, 1
am going to take her out to see the
Sphinx and the pyramids"
Paula smiled tolerantly on her
cousin. Eve Raymond was enthusias-
tic and quite unsophisticated in spite
of her twenty years.
When the morning came and Eve
Raymond and her guardian aunt had
departed In carriage for the pyra-
mids, Paula went out on the terrace
and looked at the passing crowds.
A sweet-faced elderly lady walking
on the hotel terrace caught glimpse
Of Paula's beautiful profile and came
up to her chair.
1T really is Paula Whiton!" cried
the newcomer cordially.
Paula jumped up and held out both
hands. Dear Mrs. Long! l am SO
glad to see you! This is the most
charming surprise-tell me, when did
you Gomez"
Mrs. Long sat down besides Pauia's
chair and told the smiling girl that
they had arrived the night before from
trip to Luxor.
You know Jack is an inveterate
relic hunter, and despite the fact that
hf Did not arrive until late last eve
Mig he is off this morning to the pyra-
mids-what he expects to find there in
that thoroughly narrowed field, l can't
imagined"
Paula bit her lips. It was vexatious
indeed when she had remained at
home in the hope of meeting Jack
Long, to discover that he, too, had
gone to that hackneyed spot which
Eve had been chattering about for
several weeks
"Oh, Aunt Felice, look at the darling
bracelets!" cried Eve enthusiastically
after she had exhausted her delight in
the wonders Of the plain of Gizeh.
Mrs. Wilton looked indulgently at
the dark-skinned Arab who was Of
, fering his tray of bizarre jewelry to
her niece.
THE ring Of the Princess Bedf-her
bring fortune to one who wears It."
urged the peddler eagerly Love
comes to one who possesses the ring
as love come to the most beautiful of
Egyptian princesses; twas found
buried in sand at the feet OF the
SpE.hX."
AS they visited other points of in.
terest, Eve thought again of the ring
of the Princess Bedr and OF the charm
1t was said to hold for the unloved.
1T might be true, after ALL Whc
knows?" she argued to herself, so, op
their way back to Cairo, when they
passed the white-clad peddler with
his tray Of ornaments, Eve stopped the
carriage and dismounting, ran after
tho man.
TO her dsmay, just as she reached
Ahmed, another person hurried breath
lessly up to the peddler
II want the ring of the Princess
Br.dr!" cried Eve impulsively, and as
the newcomer drew back out of hear
ing she brought forth her purse and
paid the price demanded by Ahmed
Eve showed the ring of the Princess
Bedr to Mrs. Wilton and made her
promise not to tell Paula the magic Of
II,
That evening Eve Raymond was in.
troduced to Jack Long on the terrace
at Shepheards hotel. In five minutes
Jack found himself telling Eve all
x eyt his collection OF Egyptian an
&STiities.
"Of course know half the JUNK Is
faxed" he admitted naively; but it's
rather fun, you know. to fancy it's all
right and to dream dreams about the
people of those other days--dont you
think so?"
Eve nodded Il understand: sup.
pose that is why bought the ring Of
the Princess Bedr,' she confessed
The ring of the Princess Bedr7' no
echoed.
THE man called It that--of course
knew 1t couldn't be genuine--but
liked to imagine It might bell Eve
ield out her left hand and displayed
tho ring OF the Princess 9edr on the
third finger. The orange eyes glowed
lully.