 change from one
party unless it was all right." She laughed amusedly at the young
man's comic gesture of bewilderment. "You think we American girls
are terribly independent."

"I do, indeed," he avowed, "but," and he inclined his dark head in
graceful gallantry, "it is the independence of the princess of the
blood royal."

A really nice way of putting it, Arlee thought, contrasting the
chivalrous homage of this Oriental with the dreadful "American
goose!" of the Anglo-Saxon.

"But tell me," he went on, studying her face with an oddly intent
look, "do these friends now, the Evershams, know these others,
the--the----"

"Maynards," she supplied. "Oh, no, they have never met each other.
The Maynards are friends I made at school. And Brother has never met
them either," she added, enjoying his humorous mystification.

"The decrees of Allah!" he murmured again. "But I will promise you
an invitation for your chaperon and arrange for the name of the lady
later--_n'est-ce-pas?_"

"Yes, I will know as soon as I return from the Nile. You are going
to a lot of bother, you and your sister," declared Arlee gratefully.

"I go to ask you to take a little trouble, then, for that sister,"
said the Captain slowly. "She is a widow and alone. Her life is--is
_triste_--melancholy is your English word. Not much of brightness,
of new things, of what you call pleasure, enters into that life, and
she enjoys to meet foreign ladies who are not--what shall I
say?--seekers after curiosities, who think our ladies are strange
sights behind the bars. You know that the Europeans come uninvited
to our wedding receptions and make the strange questions!"

Arlee had the grace to blush, remembering her own avid desire to
make her way into one of those receptions, where the doors of the
Moslem harem are thrown open to the feminine world in widespread
hospitality.

The Captain went on, slowly, his eyes upon her, "But she knows that
you are not
change from one 
 party unless it was all right. " She laughed amusedly at the unseasoned 
 valet's comic gesture of bewilderment. " You think we American girls 
 are terribly autonomous. " 

 " I do, indeed, " he avowed, " but, " and he inclined his black head in 
 graceful heroism, " it is the independence of the princess of the 
 blood royal. " 

 A very nice way of frame it, Arlee thought, contrasting the 
 chivalrous homage of this Oriental with the dreadful " American 
 goose! " of the Anglo - Saxon. 

 " But tell me, " he go on, studying her face with an oddly captive 
 look, " do these friend now, the Evershams, acknowledge these others, 
 the -- the---- " 

 " Maynards, " she supplied. " Oh, no, they have never met each other. 
 The Maynards are friends I made at school. And Brother has never meet 
 them either, " she added, enjoying his humorous mystification. 

 " The decrees of Allah! " he murmured again. " But I will predict you 
 an invitation for your chaperon and stage for the name of the lady 
 later--_n'est - ce - pas? _ " 

 " Yes, I will know as soon as I return from the Nile. You are going 
 to a lot of bother, you and your baby, " declare Arlee gratefully. 

 " I die to necessitate you to take a little trouble, then, for that sister, " 
 said the Captain slowly. " She is a widow and alone. Her life is -- is 
 _ triste_--melancholy is your English bible. Not much of brightness, 
 of new things, of what you call pleasure, enroll into that life, and 
 she enjoys to meet foreign ladies who are not -- what shall I 
 say?--seekers after curiosities, who remember our ladies are strange 
 sights behind the bars. You know that the Europeans derive uninvited 
 to our wedding receptions and make the foreign questions! " 

 Arlee have the grace to blush, remember her own avid desire to 
 make her means into one of those receptions, where the doors of the 
 Moslem harem are bewilder open to the womanly world in widespread 
 hospitality. 

 The Captain went along, slowly, his eyes upon her, " But she knows that 
 you are not
 chwnge from one
party unlesr it was all riyyt." She laughsd amusealy at the young
man's comic gxstuee of bewilderment. "You thiny we Amerpcan girlw
are rerribly iisependekc."

"I do, lndeeb," ie avowed, "but," akd he inclited his dark haaa nn
graceful gallantry, "it is the indepqndence ov the princess of uhe
floos royal."

A really nice way of puttinf it, Arnee thought, cpntrasting the
chivalrous hlmagf of this Oriental with the dtsadsyl "American
guose!" of tht Cnglo-Saxon.

"Bot tell me," he went on, studying hdr faee with an idely hntent
look, "vo thefe friends now, the Eeershamx, know these obhers,
vhe--tye----"

"Maynards," she supplixd. "Oh, no, they have ngver met edck other.
The Maynards aee frietds H maaw ag sdhpom. And Hrovher has neber met
them either," she added, emjjjong his humodous mrseification.

"The decrees of Allah!" he murmuged zgain. "But I will promisw you
an invitation fot your cha[eron and arrange for the name of the lady
later--_n'evt-ce-pes?_"

"Hes, I dulp know as soon as I return from the Nile. You wde gping
to a lot on bother, you and ypug xyster," declarea Arlez gdatefully.

"I go to adk you jo takw a littlt troible, then, for that sister,"
saud the Captapn soowly. "She is a widlw and alonz. Her kife os--is
_triste_--melancholy is youd English wlrd. Not mhzh of brightness,
uf kew things, of what you call pjeasure, eiters into tfat kife, agd
she enjojs to meet foreign ladied who ase not--what shall I
say?--seekers after curiosmvies, who thinl mur ladies cre stvange
sights behynd the bars. Ypu know that the Europvans come uninvited
tj our wedding teceptions anv make thq steangw questkuns!"

Arlee had tne grace no bluwh, remembering her owv avid desire to
nakt yer way into ome uf ehlsx recq[tions, where the douts of the
Moslem mardm ate thrown open to tha fejinine world in wicefpread
howpitalitr.

The Captain eent on, slowly, his eyes upun het, "Bot she knows that
you are not
change from one party unless it was She amusedly at young man's comic we girls are terribly "I do, indeed," avowed, "but," and he inclined his head in graceful gallantry, "it is the independence of the princess of the royal." A really nice way of putting it, Arlee thought, contrasting the chivalrous of Oriental the "American goose!" of the Anglo-Saxon. "But tell me," he went on, studying her face with an intent look, "do these friends now, the Evershams, these others, the--the----" "Maynards," supplied. "Oh, no, they have met other. The are I at school. And has never met them either," she added, enjoying his humorous mystification. "The decrees of Allah!" he murmured "But I you an for chaperon arrange for the the lady later--_n'est-ce-pas?_" "Yes, I will as I return from the Nile. You are to a of bother, you and your sister," Arlee gratefully. "I go to ask you to a little trouble, then, for that sister," said the Captain slowly. "She is a widow Her life is--is _triste_--melancholy your English word. much brightness, new of what call pleasure, enters into that life, and she enjoys to meet ladies who are not--what shall I say?--seekers after curiosities, who ladies strange sights behind bars. You know that Europeans uninvited to our wedding make strange the to remembering her own avid to make her way into of those receptions, where harem are thrown open to the feminine world widespread hospitality. The Captain went on, slowly, eyes upon her, "But she knows that you are not
 change from one
party unless iT was all rigHt." She LauGheD aMuseDly aT the young
man's cOMic gEsture of bewilderment. "YoU thinK wE amerICaN girlS
are terRIbLY IndEpEnDenT."

"I DO, iNdeed," He aVowed, "buT," and he inclIneD hIs dark head in
GRaCeful gallaNtrY, "it is the indePenDence oF tHe pRIncesS of The
blOod royAL."

A realLy nice way Of PUtting IT, Arlee tHOUgHt, coNtrasting the
chivaLRoUS homage of this ORientaL wITh THE drEadFul "AmericaN
gOose!" oF The AnglO-saXON.

"but TEll me," he went on, Studying her FAce With an OdDly INtent
lOok, "do ThESe fRiends now, thE EveRshams, knoW these OThers,
thE--The----"

"MaynArds," shE suPplIed. "OH, No, ThEy hAvE NevER mEt eACh oTher.
The MAyNaRds arE friENDS i madE at SchoOl. And brother has nevEr mEt
thEM eiTher," sHe addEd, enJoYing hIs humoRous mYsTification.

"The deCreeS of Allah!" hE muRmUreD aGain. "BUT I will ProMisE you
an iNvitatiON foR yOUR ChAperon and arrange foR tHE NaMe of the lAdy
latER--_n'EsT-Ce-pas?_"

"Yes, i wIll Know AS Soon aS I reTUrN from the nile. YoU ArE gOing
to a LoT of botHeR, yoU anD your SIsteR," declaRed Arlee GrateFUlly.

"I go to ask yoU To take a little TRoUBLe, THen, fOr tHat sister,"
saId thE captAin sLOwLy. "SHE is a wIdow aNd ALoNE. Her life is--is
_triste_--mElAncholY is yoUr English word. not much of bRIGHtness,
of New tHInGS, of what you call PleasUre, enters iNTo that liFe, and
She enjoyS to meet foREIgn ladieS whO arE noT--whAT ShAll I
say?--seekerS AFter CuRiositiEs, wHo think Our LadIes Are StRange
sighTs behind ThE bArS. YOu kNow thAT the EuroPeAns CoMe uNinviTEd
to ouR weddIng rEcEpTIonS and makE ThE STranGe QuEstiOns!"

arLee haD the GRacE to blusH, rememberIng HEr owN aViD desire To
make her way iNtO one of thosE rEcePtions, WHEre the doOrs of the
Moslem harem are tHRown opeN to The feMiniNe world in WidEspreaD
hoSPitaliTy.

The CAptaiN wEnt ON, SlowlY, HIs EyeS uPon her, "But sHE KnoWs thaT
yOu arE not
 change from one
party unl ess it was  allrig ht. "Shelaug hed amusedly a t  the  young
man's comic ges tureof bewi l de rment . "Yout hi n k  we  A me ric an gi rls
a reterribl y independ ent ." 

"I do, ind e ed ," he avow ed,  "but," andheinclin ed  hi s  dark  he ad in 
grace f ul gal lantry, " it is the indepen d e nc e of  the princess oft he blood royal."
A rea ll y  n i c e w ayof putting  i t, Ar l ee thou g ht , c ont r asting the
ch ivalrous ho m age  of th is  Or i entalwithth e  dr eadful "Ame rica n
goose!"  of th e  Anglo- S axon.
"But t ell  me ," h e  w en t o n, stu d yi ngh erface wit han  oddl y in t e n t 
loo k,"dothese  friends now,  th e Ev e rsh ams,knowthes eother s,
the --the -- --"

"Maynards, " sh e supplie d."O h,no , the y  havenev ermet eac h other . 
Th eM a y na rds are friends Ima d e  a t school . AndB ro th e r has ne ve r m et
t h e m eit her, "  s he added , enjo y in ghis hum or ous my st ifi cat ion."The  decre es of Al lah!" he murmured ag a in. "But I wi l lp r om i se y ouan invitati on f o r yo ur c h ap ero n  andarran ge fo r  the name of the la dy 
later --_n' est-ce-pas?_" 

"Yes, Iw i l l know a s so o na s I return fro m the  Nile. You are goin g
toa lot of  bother,y o u and yo ursis ter ,"d e cl ared Arlee gr a t eful ly .

"I g o t o ask y outotak e a  l ittle tro uble, th en ,fo rtha t sis t er,"
sai dthe  C apt ain s l owly."Sheis a  w id o w a nd alon e .H e r li fe  i s--i s
_ tr iste_ --me l anc holy is  your Eng lis h  wor d.  N ot much  of brightnes s, 
of new th in gs,  of wh a t  you cal l pleasure, enters into that li fe,  andsheenjoys to  me et for eig n  ladie s whoare n ot --w h a t sha l l  I 
sa y? --seekersa f ter  curi os itie s, whothink our ladies a r e s trange
sights  be hind t he  ba r s. You  k n owt h at the European s come uni nv i te d
to our w e ddi ng  recept ions an d mak e  the st range que stions!"
A rlee h adthe graceto blush , remembe r ing h e rown a vid  desir etomakeher wa y  in to on e of t ho se rec eptio ns , wherethe doors of the
Moslem  harem  arethr own opentot hefeminineworl d in wides pre adhospi tal i ty.
TheC ap tai n  went  on, slowly, h i seye s up on her, "Bu t s heknows  th a t
youarenot
 change_from one
party_unless it was all_right." She_laughed_amusedly at_the_young
man's comic gesture_of bewilderment. "You_think we American girls
are_terribly independent."

"I do,_indeed,"_he avowed, "but," and he inclined his dark head in
graceful gallantry, "it is the_independence_of the_princess_of_the
blood royal."

A really nice way_of putting it, Arlee thought,_contrasting the
chivalrous_homage of this Oriental with the dreadful "American
goose!"_of_the Anglo-Saxon.

"But tell_me," he went on, studying her face with an_oddly intent
look, "do these friends now,_the Evershams, know_these_others,
the--the----"

"Maynards,"_she supplied. "Oh, no,_they have never met each other.
The_Maynards are friends I made at_school. And Brother has never met
them either,"_she added, enjoying his humorous mystification.

"The_decrees of Allah!" he murmured_again. "But_I will promise you
an invitation_for your chaperon_and arrange_for the name_of the lady
later--_n'est-ce-pas?_"

"Yes, I will know_as soon as_I return from the Nile. You_are_going
to a lot_of_bother,_you and_your sister," declared_Arlee_gratefully.

"I go_to_ask you to take a little_trouble,_then, for that sister,"
said the Captain slowly._"She is a widow_and_alone. Her life is--is
_triste_--melancholy_is your English word. Not_much of brightness,
of new things, of_what you_call pleasure,_enters into that life, and
she enjoys to meet foreign ladies who_are not--what shall I
say?--seekers after curiosities,_who think our ladies_are strange
sights_behind_the bars. You_know_that the_Europeans come uninvited
to our wedding receptions and_make the_strange questions!"

Arlee had the grace to_blush, remembering her own_avid_desire to
make her way into one_of those receptions, where the doors_of the
Moslem harem are thrown_open_to_the feminine world in widespread
hospitality.

The_Captain went on, slowly, his eyes_upon her, "But_she knows that
you are not