Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04

the crowds"
Mrs. Wilton laughed comfortably.
well, 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 enthusiast
tic and quite unsophisticated in spite
of her twenty years.
When the morning came and Eve
Raymond and her guardian aunt had
departed in a carriage for the pyra-
mids, Paula went out on the terrace
and looked at the passing crowds.
A sweet-faced, elderly lady walking
Oh the hotel terrace caught a 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! I am so
glad to see you! This is the most
charming surprise-tell me, when did
you conner"
Mrs. Long sat down besides Paula's
chair and told the smiling girl that
they had arrived the night before from
a trip to Luxor.
You know Jack is an inveterate
relic hunter, and despite the fact that
he did not arrive until late last eve
ming he is off this morning to the pyra-
midG-what he expects to find there in
that fbo-or-6Jr ella T 49,
imagined"
Paula bit her lips. 1t 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 fol
several weeks.
ooh, 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 in~dulgently al
the dark-skinned Arab who was of
fering his tray of bizarre jewelry te
her niece.
The ring of the Princess Bedr-hel
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 o.
Egyptian ~princesses; twas fount
buried in sand at the feet of thu
Sphinx"
AS they visited other points Of in
terest, Eve thought again of the RIM
of the Princess Bedr and of the charm
it was said to hold for the unloved
1T might be true, after all. VIII
knows?" she argued to herself, SO, Oh
their way back to Cairo, when the.
passed the Whitehead peddler will
his tray of ornaments, Eve stopped thu
carriage and dismounting, ran afte1
the man.
To her dismay, just as she reaches
Ahmed, another person hurried breath
lessly up to the peddler.
Il want the ring of the Princes
Bedri" cried Eve impulsively, and a
the newcomer drew back out of heal
ing she brought forth her purse an
paid the price demanded by Ahmed.
Eve showed the ring of the Princes
Bedr to Mrs. Wilton and made he
promise not to tell Paula the magic G
it.
That evening Eve Raymond was il
troduced to Jack Long on the terrac
at Shepherds hotel. In five minute
Jack found himself telling Eve a
about his collection of Egyptian al
Equities.
"Of course I know half the junk
faxed" he admitted naively; but it
rather fun, you know. to fancy it's a
right and to dream dreams about tn
people of those other days-don't yo
think so?'
Eve nodded. 81 understand; I su,
pose that is why l bought the ring {
the Princess Bedr,' she confessed.
THE ring of the Princess Bedr?" /
echoed.
The man called it that-of cours
knew it couldn't be genuine-but
liked to imagine it might bel" E1
held out her left hand and displaye
the ring of the Princess Bedr on tt
third finger. The orange eyes glove
DULY.
Jack Long laughed indulgently. f
held out his own left hand and the
on the little finger was the duplica
of Ewes ring.
Il also fell a victim to the charm
0: Princess Bedr's ring"
OH cried Eve; and there was di
appointment in her tone.
do you really care whether Il
ring of the Princess Bedr ever b
!onged to that departed lady or not
Not a Bit" agreed Eve quickl.
81 a dear ring, though, and l shs
Always wear i'll like the orange ey
and there may be virtue in it"
II am sure there is" agreed Lol
quietly. For my part l shall alwa,
haGe faith in the magic properties
the ring of Princess Bedr-perha.