Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-29

;ess."
and hurried of across the docks. On
the landing stage, mind"
The captain came and put his head
out of the door.
Mr.. Quest" he said, "can you spare
me a moment? You can all come, if
you like"
They moved up towards him. The
captain closed the door of his cabin,
He pointed to carpet-sweeper which
| lay against the wall.
Look at that" he invited.
They lifted the top. Inside we're sew.
eral sandwiches and snail can OF
| tea.
What on earth is this?" Quest de-
manded.
The captain, without word, led
them into his inner room. A huge
lounge stood in one corner. He lifted
the valance. Underneath were some
crumbs.
you see," he pointed out, there's
room there for a man to have hidden,
especially il he could crawl out on
deck at night. l couldn't make out
why the dickens Brown was always
sweeping out my room, and l took up
this thing little time ago and looked
at it. This is what l found"
Where's Brown" Quest asked
quickly.
ssI rapo dour,, for 4ba ob;af etaua ~ ~
the captain continued, "and ordered
Brown to be sent up at once. The
chief steward came himself instead
It seems Brown went off without his
| wages, but with huge parcel of bed.
ding, on the first barge this morn
ing, before anyone was about"
Quest groaned as he turned away.
Captain" he declared, 81 am
| ashamed. He has been here all the
time and we've let him slip through
our fingers. Girls" he went on brisk
ly, turning towards Laura, who had
| just come up, "India's off. Well
| catch this barge, If there's time. Our
luggage can be put on shore when the
boat docks"
The captain walked gloomily with
them to the gangway.
Professor" Quest asked, "how long
would it take us to get to this Mongar
village you spoke about?"
1.-TWO or three days, if we can get
camels," the other replied. Il see you
agree with me, then, as to Craig's
probable destination"
Quest nodded
What sort of fellows are they, any
way?" he asked. "Will it be safe
| for us to push on alone?"
With me-" the professor assured
him, you will be safe anywhere. ]
speak a little of their language.
have lived with them. They are far
more civilized than some of the in
terror tribes"
They disembarked and were driven
to the hotel, still discussing their
| project. The professor had disap.
peared for some time, but rejoined
them later.
1T is all arranged" he announced
Il found a dragoman whom l knew.
| We shall have four of the best camels
and a small escort ready to start to
morrow morning. Furthermore,
have news. An Englishman, whose
description precisely tallies with
Craig's, started off only an hour age
in the same direction. This time
at any rate, Craig cannot escape US. .
They made their way back to the
hotel, dined in a cool, bare room, and
| sauntered out again into the streets
The professor led the way to little
building, outside which man was vol
ubly inviting all to enter.
You shall see one of the sights Of
Port Said" he promised. This is 6
real Egyptian dancing girl
A girl, who seemed to be dressed in
little more than a winding veil, glided
on to the stage, swaying and moving
slowly to the rhythm of the monoto
nous music. She danced a measure
which none of them except the pro
fessor had ever seen before, coming
now and then so close that they could
almost feel her hot breath, and Lenora
felt somewhat vaguely disturbed by
the glitter of her eyes.
Suddenly Laura leaned forward.
Look at the professor" she whis
pered.
| They all turned their heads. A queer
change seemed to have come into the
professors face. His teeth were
cleaning between his parted lips, his
head was thrust forward little, his
eyes were filled with a strange, hare
light. He was transformed being
unacceptable, perturbing. Ever
while they watched, the girl floatet
close to where he sat and leaned to
wards him with a queer, mockine
smile. His hand suddenly descended
upon her foot. She laughed still more
There was little exclamation from
Lenora. The professors whole frame
quivered. He snatched the ankle
| from the girls ankle and bent over II
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