Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-31

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ingly THE talk, and all--about me-.
Oh, after being such q fool I'd never
he the same to themn' she broke out
passionately.
Inc furtive pain was holder now;
Billy felt it worming deeper and
deeper into his sorry consciousness.
1t mattered so much to her what
Falconer thought--so much
But Ill do anything you say" she
said meelely. looking up at her res
cuer with those big eyes whose blue
ness always startled him like unsus-
pected lakes. He saw then that she
meant TO be very grateful to him.
somehow that deepened the pang He
didn't want that kind of bond
Then you will bury even the
memory OF this time and never whis-
per word or IT. he hold her stout
ly. "The talk and explanation will be
over five minutes after your return.
The thing is. to manage that return.
Now the Evershams left Friday and
this is Wednesday-six days"
Only six days. she echoed with IA
ghost of sigh.
Now let me see where were we
on the sixth day. When I was on
the Nile?" He knitted his brows over
1t" Why. the steamer leaves Assiout
at noon OF the fifth day--that was
yesterday"
"oh. l must have passed them on
the Nile" cried Arlee
"Maragha Is where they stopped
last night. To-day they'll be at
Luxor"
and they stay three days at
buNor1''
''The steamer does, believe left.
the steamer there and went to the
hotel for 4 while and spent another
while nj Thebes with a friend of
mine
"rhe excavator," cried Arlee
quickly,
Then You do remember said Bill
" with a direct look. that dance
and"
And our talk. she finished gaily
And your being Phi Beta Kappa. oh,
was properly impressed! And
didn't know then that YOU were
regular Sherlock Holmes as we'll"
didn't know It either" said Bit
~ srinntnE. But no knew that she
didn't know now how much OF
Sherlock Holmest he had managed TO
be for her. i
That seems ages ago" she de-
clared, 'and in an altogether differ
ent world. The only real world
seems to be this desert
''Bedonin breakfast and camel
races" finished Billy And it's so
much of a lark for me that l can't
keep my mind on the problem of the
future. But have to get you to
Luxor by tomorrow night
And l can't arrive in the rags and
tatters OF white silk calling gown
mentioned Arlee cheerfully, survey
ing her disreputable and most de-
lightful disarray. Il must have
trunks and q respectable air--and
chaperon. suppose
And won't do at that. But Ii
you get to Luxor you'll be all right
You can so to the hotel and tomor-
row the Evershans' boat will get in
about seven In the evening.
Did you say my trunks were sent
to Cook's7''
He repeated the story of. the. tele-
gram to the Evershams. Over the
arrival OF the boy with money for her
hotel bill she wrinkled her brows in
perplexity. II suppose she thought
there would be less discussion about
me II my bills We're paid" she said
finally. But ia like to get that
money back to him."
'l'll see he gets it--with interest,""
responded Billy.
And you-7 She looked up at
him with q startled. vivid blush that
stained her soft skin from throat to
brow. You must have been to
great deal OF expense--''
mot o bit. Please don't-A''
but must. When set to a bank.
I still have my letter OF credit with
me-" she said thankfully. ''but it
didn't do me any good in that
wretched palace, 1t was just paper
to them. showed II to the girl once
and tried to make her understand
''The first station we find we'd
better wire for your trunks to be
sent by express to Cook at Luxor
or to the Grand Hotel. And then you
can take the train straight to Luxor
and buy some clothes there"
"But the train-I can't travel in
this!" And there would be people on
1t who would talk"
Had we better make 1t to Assiout
then?" said Billy doubtfully. ..Once
in the city. Of course. you'd be
Safe"
How far is Assiout from Luxor?
Where are we nowi"
Were Alice In Wonderland about