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pyramids and metropolis"
Now" said Pauline, in surprise.
"Yes, my lady. Mr.. Loria will him
self meet you at the station. Will you
start at once, ~pl.ease?"
But l am expecting a caller-Mr.
Stone"
pardon. but Mr.. Loria said il you
hesitated for any reason. to implore
you to go with me quickly, and he will
explain ALL"
Pauline paled a little, but she said,
simply. Very we'll, Ahri, I will 20 at
once"
i Escorted by the silent, majestic
hammered Arab, Pauline was taken
through the crowded streets to the
station, and they boarded a train just
as it was leaving.
I'VE did get the train. Miss Stoort,"
said Ahri, with his sad smile, "Mr. Lo-
ria would be greatly mad if we had
missed it. Yes"
Pauline nodded at him. her thoughts
full of the spoiled day. which she had
hoped to spend with Stone.
Yet she longed to see Carr, she
wanted to tell him what Mr.. Stone had
said about the beauty. charm and
"Iou said Mr.. Loria would meet us
at the station, Ahri; you put me on
the train so quickly l had no chance
to speak. Where is he?"
mot the Cairo station. my lady. The
station at Bedrashein."
Where is that?"
where. we are going. We alight
there to see the ruins OF Memphis and
the pyramids Of Sahara" - =
Pauline looked puzzled, but said no
more and sat silently wrapped in her
own thoughts, now OF Stone, now of
Carr, and again of herself.
At B~edrasehin they left the train.
Pauline looked anxiously around but
saw nothing OF her cousin.
II do not e him." said .Ahri,. grave
~. meeting her. inquiring glance; "but
l obey his orders. He said IL, he be
him." RS sr is,
ITO the desert? How? Where?"
This way. Here are our carts"
Ahri led the way to where two saad
carts stood waiting, evidently for them.
They were a little like English dog
carts and drawn by desert horses.
You take that one, Miss Stoort, and
this" directed Ahri, standing with
outstretched hand, like q commanding
officer.
B%ewildrede, but knowing the respon-
sibility Of Cars servant. Pauline got
into the cart he indicated. She did
not at all like the looks Of the gaunt
black Moor who drove her. but thought
best to Soy nothing. She had learned
never to show fear of the native serv-
ants. and she held her head high, and
gave the driver only a naughty stare.
Ahri. after she was arranged for.
4sRra1g into, the other car, and THEY SGT
of.
The road was through the village.
through palm groves. past large ex-
panses of water, and at last through
desert wastes. among foothills that
quickly cut of the view of the road
just trayersed.
Pauline's cart was ahead Of the 9TH
er, and looking back she could not see
the other one. in which Ahri rode.
A strange feeling began to creep
into her heart. Covertly she glanced
at her driver. The hard hony face was
not turned her way. but she had an
uncanny sense that the. man was grin
ming at her. Sternly she babe him stop
and wait for the other cart.
NO I%ngleese," he: rejoined, with q
|dogged expression OF his. ugly counte-
nance.
Il command you, and Pauline laid
hold OF his arm, Il insist that You
stop!"
mo Ingleese." he repeated, and
now he gave her . distinctly impudent
look and spurred~the horse to faster
pace. - q
Pauline considered. She was fright.
ened beyond words to express. but she
knew she must not show fear. Taught
ily she held her proud little head al0fk.
and tried to think what was best to do.
Something was wrong, that she: knew.
but whether It was Ahri who was at
fault. OF this dreadful man beside her.
[of-or--shesstiaed back the thought Of
Loria. > 81
He would save her, she knew he
would, cried her worried brain, but. in
her heart was black doubt. All the
Iunadmitted fears she had known Of
late. all the repressed suspicious. all
the insistent doubts, these came flock
Ing. clamortng for recognition.
IN they went--where they might be
she had NO idea. Nothing could be