The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-21

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ana MIS- Nlfc. Lady RcAconsfcd, urr the
guests OF the Duke and Duchess NJ elias.
tonhury Dlsraeli wants 10 purchase the
SueE canal thereby opening u pathway
To-. india ana acquiring that nation Sir
hl'hh"I irohrrt, governor Of tha Bank ~
england refuses to irud the needed mon
el Tor the scheme, like an men of that
period cooking upon It as mnducss ns
real horroVs the sum for Hugh Nlrycrs.
a banker, and sends Charles Drefnrd nm
assistant, tu Egypt to purchase the canal
tie has learned that Russiu has found
hlS plans and ls lyng to reach Egypt
'h'hd NJ MIN. Then he takes Clarlssl. In
love with charles, away 10 liughrudrr.
%, ihe guest NJ himself and wife
Charles face grew white "Tu ret
him he said, and ran from the room.
10 come back In second. more fright
cned than ever Hes not In his Of
flee. he gasped
'Of course not" Disracll cried: hes
on his way now To Ostend From there
he'll 20 to Trieste. from there 10
Egypt and whatever we do he will be-
there, Russia will bo there, and ahead
OF us"
He put his head down between his
pands his arms resting on the desk
This secret that he had guarded so.
had worked so hard to keep to him
self was gone into the very people he
had tried the hardest To keep II from.
All his dreams vanished. What dif.
ference did It make that Meyers had
told him that ship, with the entire
twenty five millions OF gold, was on
Its way from Argentina. ready to be
deposited to his credit In the Bank Of
England Whatever England would
offer now Russia would raise, and
England could not afford to spend
too much money then.
Clnrlssa, seeing the enormIty OF the
mistake woman-llke, began to cry and
Charles for the first time in his life
went through the valuable experience
OF feeling how much less than moth
Ing he amounted to az factor I'm the
scheme OF existence.
rs there no remedy" the girl ask
ed, though helplessly
That reused Disraell or course
there is" he cried, his head UP again
apd the fire of determination one,
more IN his eyes
What sir, WHAT" asked Charles
eager again.
Il must send man, secretly TO IN,
khedIyc, with unlimited powers auD
unlimited money, ready To outhid any
thing, II necessary. He must be strong
stern, silent, cunning" Clarissn's eyes
which had begun to shine. filled agar
with tears This was not picture o
her Charles that Dlsrucll was draw
Log She began to cry again.
What Is 1t, dear" asked the maj
softly
Nothing" she replied I'm child
Ish, that's ALL But for Il moment
/ thought t."
Say It, he said for | believe
know a better man than that. one wht
IS go honest that the rOgues woult
think him n rogue, 80 simple the.
could not fathOm him. Charles, yo,
have only to meet all cunning witt
/ that stolld British tnce Of yours, an,
the schemcrs win be dlsarmed. VII
you gOg'
"Win | go? cried Charles, jumpin
10 his feet Clarlssi leaped up, too
Here was her man OF action here wa
her lover who went forth and di,
things, wonderful things, that chang
ed the map Of nations Like the mer
child she was, she grasped at this Op
/ pOrtunity to make him into demigOd
TO crown him a hero, and worshl
/ him.
When will you be readyT" Disrael
rapidly hunting papers In his desl
Charles calculated Day after tC
morrow, think" he said.
Disrneli laughed. "Theres trai
In an hour. II you will leave In te
minutes"--"But my luggage shan
have even one clean collar.
Damn your collar. You can cate
the If o'clock from Dover reach Mai
seilles tomorrow morning, and he 1
Cairo a day ahead Of Foljamhe.-
day ahead
Charles struck the table I'm
It," he cried
"Of course you will" said nlsrael
+. Nov children say good by to eac
other Remember goodbys shoul
never he long" and he left the room
his arms full OF papers
Charles lost no time, then, at leas
He came over to the girl and took he
hands.
g "ClRrissa do you love me, thenT
81 love YOU" she said her voiC
growing softer aud then possibly
hide her bldushIng cheek, she hid hC
face against his shoulder
III anything good happens TO M
II VIII he your doing" he said yes
he went on, as she protested a littl
haven't you said have made gial
strides1"
And the stronger You grow, Il
weaker | become" she sighed.
, mo. no." he protested hut Clarlss
raised her face and looked AZ hi
smiling con. hut | like A." she sal
Charles laughed softly and klss,
hsr month. The door oDsnad nois