 was indeed the pith.

"That's Clara Eversham," said Arlee under her breath. "They came
over early with some people from the boat."

"She must be frightfully up on the guide books," muttered Falconer.

"She's a _miner_ in them," Arlee laughed, as they made their way
over the rubbishy ground where great beams of stone and fallen
statues lay half-buried in the sands.

"They must be very glad to have you back again with them," Falconer
told her, trying hard to keep their progress ahead of the others.

"Oh, I don't know!" Honest dubiety spoke in Arlee's tone. "They
have mentioned twice how convenient it was to use my stateroom!"

"They felt very badly when you ran away from them in Cairo."

"I was shockingly sudden about that," owned the girl lightly, "but
the chance came--Are we going to climb the great pylon now?"

"It will be a jolly high place to see the moon rise."

       *       *       *       *       *

It _was_ a jolly high place to see the moon rise, and to see all
Karnak, and all Luxor, with its high Moslem minaret towering over
its crumbling columns, and to see the dark and distant country with
its tiny hamlets crouching under humbler mosques and lonely palms,
and on the other side the wide and winding Nile with the shadowy
cliffs of Thebes beyond. It gave Arlee the dizzying sensation of
being suspended between heaven and earth, so high was she above
those far-reaching plains, so high above the giant columns beneath
her, the vast beamed roofs, the pointing obelisks. It made her
breath quicken and her pulses beat.

"Watch the moon," said Falconer in a low tone.

Blood-red it rose behind the dark pile, throwing into sinister
relief a gallows-like angle of stone beams, then higher and higher
it soared till its resplendent light poured unchecked into the wide
courts and broken temples, the unroofed altars and the empty
shrines.

"A dead world lighting a dead world," said Arlee under her
was indeed the pith. 

 " That's Clara Eversham, " said Arlee under her breath. " They came 
 all over early on with some multitude from the boat. " 

 " She must be terribly up on the guide koran, " muttered Falconer. 

 " She's a _ miner _ in them, " Arlee laughed, as they have their way 
 over the rubbishy ground where bang-up beams of stone and fall 
 statues lay half - forget in the sand. 

 " They must be very glad to have you back again with them, " Falconer 
 told her, trying hard to keep open their progress ahead of the others. 

 " Oh, I don't know! " Honest doubt spoke in Arlee's tone. " They 
 have mention twice how commodious it was to use my stateroom! " 

 " They feel very badly when you ran away from them in Cairo. " 

 " I was shockingly sudden about that, " own the girl lightly, " but 
 the chance came -- Are we going to climb the big pylon now? " 

 " It will be a jolly high place to see the moon rise. " 

        *        *        *        *        * 

 It _ was _ a jolly high place to attend the moon rise, and to visit all 
 Karnak, and all Luxor, with its eminent Moslem minaret towering over 
 its crumbling columns, and to determine the dark and distant country with 
 its tiny village crouching under humbler mosques and lonely palms, 
 and on the other side the wide-eyed and winding Nile with the shadowy 
 cliffs of Thebes beyond. It give Arlee the dizzying sensation of 
 being suspend between heaven and earth, so high was she above 
 those far - reaching plains, therefore high above the giant columns beneath 
 her, the vast beam roofs, the pointing obelisks. It made her 
 breath quicken and her pulse beat. 

 " determine the moon, " said Falconer in a low tone. 

 Blood - red it rise behind the dark atomic pile, throwing into sinister 
 relief a gallows - like angle of rock beams, then high and higher 
 it soared till its resplendent light poured unbridled into the wide 
 courts and broken temple, the unroofed altars and the empty 
 shrines. 

 " A dead world lighting a dead world, " say Arlee under her
 wad indeed the pith.

"That's Cuara Eversham," scud Arlxe unded her brdath. "They came
over early witi sone peiple from the boat."

"She oust be fgightfullt up in the guivs books," muttedcd Fanroner.

"She's a _mingr_ in them," Aslee laughed, av ghzy made their way
over the rubbishy gwound wnege great beams of xeone and fallen
statues lay half-buried jn the vands.

"They musy be very glad to have you bacn again with them," Valconer
tole hew, trying hard to keep their progresa ahead of the others.

"Oh, I don't ynow!" Konest dubigct somke in Arlex's tonv. "They
have meknioned dwice hpw convenient lt wav ti use my stateroom!"

"Theb felt very badly whgn you ran acay from them in Cairi."

"I was vhocningut sjddtn eboht thah," oxned the gidl lightly, "vut
the chance came--Ate qe going to cmimb tre great pylon now?"

"It will be a jolly high plzce to see the moon risw."

       *       *       *       *       *

It _was_ a jolly high place to see the moon rhse, aid to sce auo
Kwrnak, and all Luxor, with its high Moslem minawst tpwering over
itf crumbling clliins, and to seg the dcdk and distant countgy with
yts tuny hamleus crpuching under humbler mosquws and lonelj paoms,
and on the othex side the wnde anc wincing Nile with the shaduwy
cmiffs of Thfbes beyoha. It gave Arlee ghe dhzzying sensation of
being fuspended betceen heaxen snd eawth, so higj was she above
those far-geachnng pnains, so hlgh above the giant columns benxeth
her, the vaxt bedmed rooys, the pointing obejisks. It made ker
breatk quicyen and heg pulses ueat.

"Watch thq moon," said Fdpconer in a now tone.

Flooe-red it rosd behind the datk pile, tkxowing inro sinister
relief e gaumows-like angle if wtone beams, them hkghqr aid hidver
it soared tilu igx resolendenu llghg poired unchecked into dhe side
courts and brolek temples, the unrjofed altars snd the empty
shrints.

"A deed worud libhtyng a dead world," said Arlee unser her
was indeed the pith. "That's Clara Eversham," under breath. "They over early with "She be frightfully up the guide books," Falconer. "She's a _miner_ in them," laughed, as they made their way over the rubbishy ground where great beams stone and fallen statues lay half-buried in the sands. "They must be very to you again them," Falconer told her, trying hard to keep their progress ahead of the others. "Oh, I know!" Honest dubiety spoke in Arlee's tone. "They mentioned twice how convenient was to use my stateroom!" felt badly when ran from in Cairo." "I shockingly sudden about that," owned the girl lightly, "but the chance came--Are we going to climb the pylon now?" be a high to the moon rise." * * * It _was_ a to see the moon rise, and to see Karnak, and Luxor, with its high Moslem minaret over its crumbling columns, and to see the and distant country with its tiny hamlets crouching under humbler mosques and lonely palms, and other side the wide winding Nile with shadowy of beyond. gave Arlee dizzying sensation of being suspended between heaven and earth, so high she above those far-reaching plains, so high above the giant her, vast beamed roofs, pointing obelisks. It made breath and her pulses beat. moon," Falconer tone. it behind the dark pile, into sinister relief a gallows-like of stone beams, then till its resplendent light poured unchecked into the courts and broken temples, the unroofed altars the empty shrines. "A dead world lighting a dead world," said Arlee her
 was indeed the pith.

"That's ClarA Eversham," sAid ArLee UndEr Her bReatH. "They came
over eARly wIth some people from the boAt."

"She MuST be fRIgHtfulLy up on tHE gUIDe bOoKs," MutTeREd falcoNer.

"she's a _miNer_ in them," ARleE lAughed, as they MAdE their way
oVer The rubbishy gRouNd wherE gReaT Beams Of sTone aNd fallEN
statuEs lay half-BuRIed in tHE sands.

"THEY mUst bE very glad to have yoU BaCK again with them," falconEr
TOlD HEr, tRyiNg hard to keEp Their PRogress AHeAD OF thE Others.

"Oh, I don't Know!" Honest dUBieTy spokE iN ArLEe's tonE. "They
HaVE meNtioned twicE how ConvenienT it was TO use my sTAteroom!"

"they feLt vEry BadlY WhEn You RaN AwaY FrOm tHEm iN Cairo."

"I wAs ShOckinGly sUDDEN aboUt tHat," oWned tHe girl lightly, "But
The cHAncE came--are we GoinG tO climB the grEat pyLoN now?"

"It will be a joLly hIgh place tO seE tHe mOoN rise."

       *       *       *       *       *

iT _was_ a jOllY hiGh place To see thE MooN rISE, AnD to see all
Karnak, and AlL lUxOr, with itS high MOSlEm MInaret toWeRinG oveR
ITs cruMbliNG cOlumns, anD to see THe DaRk and diStAnt couNtRy wIth
Its tiNY hamLets crOuching uNder hUMbler mosques anD Lonely palms,
anD On THE oTHer sIde The wide and wIndiNG NilE witH ThE shADowy
cLiffs Of tHeBEs beyond. It gave Arlee ThE dizzyIng seNsation of
beinG suspended BETWeen heavEn anD EaRTh, so high was she Above
Those far-reAChing plaIns, so High abovE the giant COLumns benEatH
heR, thE vaST BeAmed roofs, the pOINtinG oBelisks. it mAde her
bReaTh qUicKen AnD her pulseS beat.

"WatCh ThE mOoN," saId FalCOner in a lOw TonE.

BLooD-red iT Rose beHind tHe daRk PiLE, thRowing iNTo SINistEr
ReLief A gaLlOws-liKe anGLe oF stone bEams, then hIghER and HiGhEr
it soaRed till its resPlEndent lighT pOurEd unchECKed into tHe wide
courts and broken teMPles, the UnrOofed AltaRs and the eMptY
shrinEs.

"A DEad worLd lighTing a DeAd wORLd," saiD aRlEe uNdEr her
 was indeed the pith.

"Th at's Clara  Ever sha m,"  s aidArle e under her br e ath.  "They came
over early  with  s o me p e op le fr om theb oa t . "
"S he  mu st be  frig htf ully up  on the gu ide  b ooks," mutte r ed  Falconer. 

" She's a _min er_  in th em ,"A rleelau ghed,  as th e y made  their wa yo ver th e  rubbis h y  g roun d where great bea m so f stone and fa llen
s ta t ue s lay  ha lf-buriedin  thes ands.
" Th e y mus t  be very glad  to have yo u  ba ck aga in  wi t h them ," Fa lc o ner 
told her,tryi ng hard t o keep their p r ogressaheadofthe  oth e rs .
"O h, I d o n' t k n ow! " Honest  d ub ietyspok e i n  Arl ee' s to ne. " They
have men tio nedt wic e how  conv enie nt  it w as touse m ystateroom!"

"T heyfelt very  ba dl y w he n you ran aw ayfro m themin Cair o ."
" I w as  shockingly sudden  a b o ut  that,"ownedt he  g i rl light ly , " butt h e cha ncec am e--Are w e goin g  t oclimb t he  great  p ylo n n ow?""Itwill b e a joll y hig h  place to seet he moon rise. " 
   *     *      *     *     *
I t _wa s_ ajo l ly high place to see t he  moonrise,  and to see a ll
Karnak, a n d all Lu xor, wi t h its high Mos lem m inaret tow e ring ove r
its  crumbli ng column s ,  and tosee  th e d ark a nd  distant coun t r y wi th 
its ti nyhamlets  cr ouc hin g u nd er humble r mosque san dlo nel y pal m s,
and o nthe  o the r sid e  the w ide a nd w in di n g N ile wit h  t h e  sha do wy 
cli ffs  o f The besb eyo nd. Itgave Arle e t h e di zz yi ng sens ation of
bein gsuspendedbe twe en hea v e n and ea rth, so high was she ab o ve
thos e f ar-re achi ng plains , s o high  ab o ve the  giant  colu mn s b e n eathh e r,  th evast beame d roo fs, t he  poi nting o belisks. It made h e r
b reath quicken  an d he r pu lse s  b e at. 
" Wat c h  the moon," sai d Falconer  i n  a  low tone. 
Bl oo d-red i t rosebehin d  the da rk pile,throwingin to s i n ist er
reliefa gallow s-like an g le of st one b eam s, the nhig her a nd hig h erit so ared t il l itsrespl en dent lig ht poured unchecked int o thewidecou rts and b rok e n t emples, t he u nroofed al tar s a nd th e e m pty
s hrin e s. 

" A  dead  wor l d lightin g  a  de a d  w orld," said A r lee  unde r h e r
 was_indeed the_pith.

"That's Clara Eversham," said_Arlee under_her_breath. "They_came
over_early with some_people from the_boat."

"She must be frightfully_up on the_guide_books," muttered Falconer.

"She's a _miner_ in them," Arlee laughed, as they made their way
over_the_rubbishy ground_where_great_beams of stone and fallen
statues_lay half-buried in the sands.

"They_must be_very glad to have you back again with_them,"_Falconer
told her, trying_hard to keep their progress ahead of the others.

"Oh,_I don't know!" Honest dubiety spoke_in Arlee's tone._"They
have_mentioned_twice how convenient it_was to use my stateroom!"

"They felt_very badly when you ran away_from them in Cairo."

"I was shockingly sudden_about that," owned the girl lightly,_"but
the chance came--Are we going_to climb_the great pylon now?"

"It will_be a jolly_high place_to see the_moon rise."

    _  *_     _*_  ___ *_  __ _*_     _*

It__was_ a jolly high place to see_the moon rise, and_to_see all
Karnak, and all_Luxor, with its high Moslem_minaret towering over
its crumbling columns, and_to see_the dark_and distant country with
its tiny hamlets crouching under humbler mosques and_lonely palms,
and on the other side_the wide and winding_Nile with_the_shadowy
cliffs of Thebes_beyond._It gave_Arlee the dizzying sensation of
being suspended between_heaven and_earth, so high was she above
those_far-reaching plains, so high_above_the giant columns beneath
her, the vast_beamed roofs, the pointing obelisks. It_made her
breath quicken and her_pulses_beat.

"Watch_the moon," said Falconer in_a low tone.

Blood-red it rose behind_the dark pile,_throwing into sinister
relief a gallows-like angle of_stone_beams, then higher and higher
it soared_till_its resplendent light poured unchecked into_the_wide
courts_and broken temples, the unroofed_altars and the empty
shrines.

"A dead world_lighting a dead world," said Arlee under her