The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-05-08

with It, but It must 60 nc further.
Well, In q word. I've come into posses
sion Of an old papyrus. that tells OF a
treasure
ooh, Carr, are you a treasure seek
err"
Now, walt till I tell you. This pa
pyrus Is authentic. and It's nothing
more nor less than an account OF h
great hoard Of jewels and gold sunx.
purposely, by an old Egyptian king TO
save them from seizure. You wouldn't
understand all the reasons that prove
this Is a true bill, but 1t is, and Sc you
must take my word for It. ALI right.
The old duffer saw fit to sink this
stuff In the Nile, at certain spot, des-
ignated in this papyrus thing, and all
I've got to do is to dig her up, and
there you are!"
Carr Loria's face lighted UP with the
enthusiasm of the true ~archaeologist,
and Pauline caught the spirit, too, as
she exclaimed, How splendid. How
do you get down to tiff it's under
the Nile?" rfs
tits a big scheme, Polly!' and Lo-
ria's eyes s~parkled. I've got to have a
cofferdam, an enormous one, and, oh, a
whole lot Of -paraphernalia, and it
will cost like fury, but the end justi.
fies the expense-and then, think Of
the glory of it," -
Have you got a right to do all this?
Can anybody dig wherever he likes in
Egypt?" 1-y,.s . AgE.
"No, tyouiittle goose! But I've man
aged all that part. i won't tell even
you about it, but Tve-well, I've fixed
1t up. Now. listen here, Pollypops,
you're to tell Just simply nobody a
word OF all this-not one. ~littlest, least
est mite Of a world Seer"
"All right, Carr, of course I won't
tell, if'you say not to, But will you
be away from is?t Out. of Cairo?"
Ion and on. III be back and forth,
J you know This place is up the Nile o
bit, and, of course, I have to be there
much Of the time, But you'll be all
right. I know heaps of people, Jolly
sort, too, and Mrs. Mac will take you
round, and you'n have the time of
i your sweet young BLe! ,-3s4 -
"T'm sure I shall. But, Carr, have
! you forgotten all about America, and
Aunt Lucy and-and Fleming Stone?"
"No, Pauline, / haven't forgotten
J those things: But, I own up, aside
from the awful circumstances, I'm not
terribly wrought up over Aunt Lucy's
death. Poor old thing, she wasn't SO
awfully happy, you know, and Lord
knows, she didn't make anybody else
happy. Then, too, you must realize
that as I wasn't there, through the
dreadful time, as you were, I can't feel
the same thrill and horror of it. In
fact, I try to forget it all I can, as I
can't do anybody any good by mulling
over 1t. So, il you want to please me,
old girl, you'll refer to it as little as
you can"
"But don't you care who killed herr"
Don't you want to find out the u
derer and bring him to justice?"
az want that done, Polly, but I don't
want to do it. That's why I put 1t all
In Haviland's hands; that's why
didn't want to go to America, unless,
as I told you at first, unless you need
ed me. I can't pay proper attention to
my work here IL I have any such wor-
riment as that on my shoulders. And
I tell you, Pauline, this chance that has
come to me is the chance Of a lifetime,
the chance OF a century! 1t means
fortune, fame and glory for me. 1t
means-oh Pauline, it means every.
thing!" '..! @1' 81 40" ~ -
"All right, Carr, I won't interfere in
any way with your work. I'll do as
you tell me, but-but II they continue
to suspect NE . 81
Suspect you! My dear girl! Let
'em try It'll! I'll see to that! Don't you
fear. II anything bothers you, Just
leave 1t to me! All, here come our
truants. Now, Polly, for my sake,
leave all those subjects for the pres
ent, and be your own dear entertaining
self" "a ...Ea
And Pauline granted his request,
and was so attractive and charming
that the Englishman straightway fell
over head and heels in love and Mrs.
Macdonald was torn between throes OF
admiration and envy.
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