Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-08

ria's whom he ran across in the hotel
lobby. Later, after they had had their
coffee in the great hall, Mrs. MacDon-
aid and the Englishman strolled away
and the cousins were left alone.
How beautiful you have grown.
Pauline" Carr said, his eyes resting
on her piGuant face, crowned with its
mass of soft, dark hair.
Speak for yourself. john" she re-
turned smiling up into the handsome
sunburned face of the man who scru-
tinized her. "YCu have acquired not
only a becoming tan, but a new air of
distinction
GLAD you think So, grille. Thanks
a whole lot. How do you like the Mac
Donald?'
Very much so far. She won't try to
boss me, will she?"
Not unless you make it necessary;
but you must remember that English
etiquet obtains in Cairo, and you
mustn't try to be unconventional. ex-
cept as Mrs. Macdonald approves"
"Oh, 1 won't disgrace you. Carr, I've
COlIlIIlOu ocl0C, 1 uOpC. INOW I0ll ulS
about yourself"
I'm deep in a new project, Polly, a
wonderful one. It's an enormous I'M
dertaking. but l shall put it through
all right"
i What is it? Excavation"
"In a way. But here's the story.
Mind. now. it's a dead secret. Don't
r,nrt;N,, - To nF~e Moo n,,.k ,,~,.
with 1t, but it must go no further.
Well. in a word. I've come into posses
sion of an old papyrus. that tells of a
treasure-"
ooh. Carr, are you a treasure seek
er!"
Nov, wait till l tell you. This pa
! pyrus Is authentic. and it's nothing
more nor less than an account OF a
great hoard OF Jewels and gold sunk.
purposely. by an old Egyptian king to
save them from seizure. You wouldn't
understand all the eason that prove
this is a true bill, but it is. and so you
must take my word for it. All 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 archaeolog;st.
and Pauline caught the spirit, too. as
she exclaimed. GLOW splendid! How
do you get down to tiff it's under
the Nile?"
ITS a big scheme, POLLY" and Lo-
ria's eyes sparkled. I've got to have a
cofferdam, an enormous one, and, oh, a
whole lot of paraphernalia, and 1t
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?'
mo. you little goose! But I've man
aged all that part. I won't tell ever
you about it, but I've-well, I've fixed
1t up. Now. listen here. Poilypops
you're to tell just simply nobody a
word of all this-not one. littlest. least
est mite Of a word! Sect"
"All right. Carr. Of course I won't
tell. II you say not to. But will you
be away from us? Out of Cairo?"
"On and On. I'll be back and forth
you know. This place is up the Nile q
bit, and, Of course, I have to be there
much OF the time. But you'll be all
right. know heaps of people. jolly
sort, too, and Mrs. Mac will take you
round, and you'll have the time Of
your sweet young life!"
I'm sure I shall. But. Carr, have
you forgotten all about America. and
Aunt Lucy and-and Fleming stone?'
mo. Pauline. I haven't forgotten
those things. But, I own up, aside
from the awful circumstances, I'm mo-
terribly wrought up over Aunt Lucy.
death. Poor old thing, she wasn't 81
awfully happy, you know. and Lore
knows. she didn't make anybody els,
happy. Then. too. you must realize
that as I wasn't there, through tn,
dreadful time. az you were. I can't fee
the same thrill and horror Of It. II
fact. l try to forget It all I can. as
can't do anybody any good BY mullinl
over It. So. IL you want to please me
old girl. you1l refer to it as little a
you can"
: ."But don't you care who killed herr
Don't you want to ind out-ths mul
derer and bring him to justice?"
II want that zone, Polly. but I don
t want to do It. That's Why i put it a
! in Haviland's hands; that's why
didn't want to 60 to America, unless