The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-05-15

CHAPTER xXIII-Continued.

Nearly a week after Pauline's arriv
al, Loria told her that the next day he
must leave her, and 60 up the Nile to
attend to his work there. They were
in the sitting roem of Pauline's pleas
ant suite at the hotel, and Mrs. Mac
Donald promised to cherish most care
fully her charge in Loria's absence.
"How long shall you be away, CARR
asked Pauline.
"It's uncertain, Polly. Perhaps only
q few days this time, perhaps a week
I'll be back and forth, you know, and
you're bound to find enough to interest
you. Keep me advised of any news
from America. You a always reach
me by mail or wire, or telephone II
need be. And. here's another matter,
Pauline, You know, this work I'm up
against is more or less dangerous"
Dangerous, how?"
"Well, there's blasting and danger
of caveins and such matters-but don't
feel alarmed. I'll probably come
through all right. Only, I want to
make my will, so II anything should
happen, you'll be my heir without any
fuss about It,"
"Oh, don't talk about such things,
Carr. You brighten me-"
Nonsense, don't take 1t like that.
Now. see here. You know my way.
Touch and 60 Is my motto. So, I've
asked a lawyer chap to come here to-
night and fix up things. Suppose you
make your will too. Then 1t will
seem more like a business matter, and
not as II either Of us expects to die
soon. Who's your heir to be, Polly?"
"Why, I don't know, I've never
thought about It." 49,,
But you ought to: You see, now
you're some heiress, and it isn't right
not to have a will made-on general
principles. To be sure, you may
marry" o..
"Oh, I don't think I ever will, Carl"
Nonsense, Pollypops, Of course you
will. But you must take your time and
select a good chappie. Now, how does
this strike your. Jeffries, my lawyer,
is coming here, right away. Suppose
we each make a will, leaving all our
worldly goods to each other. Then,
later, when you decide on your life
mate, you can change and rearrange
as You like"
"But I haven't any fortune yet.
Aunt Lucy's estate isn't all settled,
is itf"" ga
mo matter about that. 1t will be,
in course of time. I have every conf
dence in Haviland. he's as honest a
chap as ever breathed. He'll fix up all
our interests over there, in apple pie
order, and don't you forget it! Humor
me in this thing, Polly, and believe
know more of business affairs than
you do, and it's best to do as ! say"
Pauline was easily persuaded, and as
the arrangement was conceded to be
merely temporary. she agreed. JEFF
fries came. The two wills were
drawn, signed and witnessed, all in
correct form. Loria, in his, b~equeathed
to Pauline all he might die possessed
of, and except for a few charities anu
minor requests, Pauline left her for
tune to Carr. The business was soon
over, and Loria took both documents,
saying he would put them In his safe
deposit box for the present, as Pauline
had no place for valuable papers.
The next day Loria, accompanied by
the invaluable Ahri, went away TO TIE
site of his projected enterprise. This
affair was conducted with such strict
secrecy that ever the location was not
known to many Actual work had not
vet been begun, but negotiations aud
p~reparations Of vast importance We're
being made, and secret conclaves were
held by those most interested. Paul
inc had been emphatically adjured to
give not the least hint to anyone what
eve of the project, and she had prom
ised faithfully to obey Cars injunc-
lions.
The next afternoon a telegram from
Fleming Stone announced his arrival
at Alexandria and his immediate ap-
pearance in Cairo. Z
Addressed to her, in Loria's care,
Pauline received it duly, for her m I'll
was brought to her at Shepherds,
and Carr's forwarded to him wherever
he might be. She had had a cable
from Haviland, but no American let
tiers had yet reached her. Stone, hav-
ing sailed just a week after Pauline's
departure from New York, was a-riv-
ing eight days after her W advent at
Cairo. 80. =,
The girls first emotion was OF JOY.
The thought of seeing Stone again
eclipsed all other thoughts.
E"Oh, Mrs. MacH' She cried, clasping
that somewhat rotund matron round
the waist and leading her an enforced
dance. mir. Stone is coming! VIII
be here for tea! Oh.-i am so glad" .
But her second thoughts were more
disturbing. Why was he coming?
What were his suspicious? Could he
be tracking her down? Though
Fleming Stone had eve said a word
of love to her, Pauline knew, by her
own hearts detective instinct" that
he cared. But. his sense OF duty
might make 1t necessary to follow
where the trail Of suspicion led. even