--and forgotten," said his friend laconically. Just for an
instant his sleepy gaze touched Billy's rugged face, then fell
casually away. "I suppose any comments that occur to me are
superfluous?" he pleasantly observed.

"Completely.... And, Lord Harry, but I'm glad to see you!"

"Same here." Burroughs gave Billy's arm a friendly grip and Billy
spun fiercely about on him. "Don't you do that again!" he warned.
"Take the other one. That's got a--a scratch."

"A scratch? One of those fellows wing you out there? Let me have a
look----"

"No, it's all right--it's nothing----"

"Let me see, you old chump----"

"It's all right, I tell you. It's been taken care of--it's just a
relic of Cairo."

"Cairo!" Slowly Burroughs let fall the hand he had laid upon Billy's
arm. "You do seem to be having a lively trip," he commented,
grinning. "Here, hurry up, you rascals, hurry up with that big jug."

Taking the large jar from them, he returned to the tomb, stopping
abruptly at sight of Arlee's weary abandon. She half sat up, a
frail, exhausted little figure, whose grace was strangely appealing
through all her sandy dishevelment.

"Some water--for washing," he stammered.

"You're very thoughtful."

"I'll have to beg your pardon," he blurted, for Burroughs was no
squire of dames. "I thought you were a little girl and spoke to you
as if----"

"It's just the hairpins that make the difference, isn't it?" said
Arlee, with a whimsical smile. "I don't suppose you have any of
those in camp that I could borrow?"

He shook his head regretfully. Then his brain seized upon the
problem. "Bent wires?" he suggested. "I might try----"

"Do," she besought. "I'll be grateful forever."

He withdrew to make the attempt, and in his place came Billy with a
tray of luncheon.


--and forgotten, " said his friend laconically. Just for an 
 blink of an eye his sleepy gaze touch Billy's rugged face, then fell 
 casually off. " I suppose any comments that happen to me are 
 superfluous? " he pleasantly observed. 

 " Completely.... And, Lord Harry, but I'm beaming to examine you! " 

 " Same here. " Burroughs give Billy's arm a friendly grip and Billy 
 spin ferociously about on him. " Don't you do that again! " he warned. 
 " subscribe the other one. That's got a -- a abrasion. " 

 " A scratch? One of those fellows wing you out there? lease me have a 
 look---- " 

 " No, it's all right -- it's nothing---- " 

 " permit me see, you old chump---- " 

 " It's all right, I tell you. It's been consume care of -- it's just a 
 relic of Cairo. " 

 " Cairo! " Slowly Burroughs let fall the bridge player he had laid upon Billy's 
 arm. " You do seem to be having a lively trip, " he commented, 
 grinning. " Here, hurry up, you rascals, hurry up with that large jug. " 

 Taking the large jolt from them, he render to the grave, stopping 
 abruptly at sight of Arlee's weary abandon. She half sat up, a 
 frail, exhausted little figure, whose seemliness was strangely appealing 
 through all her sandy dishevelment. 

 " Some water -- for washing, " he stammered. 

 " You're very thoughtful. " 

 " I'll have to beg your pardon, " he blurted, for Burroughs was no 
 squire of dames. " I think you were a small girl and spoke to you 
 as if---- " 

 " It's just the hairpins that make the remainder, isn't it? " said 
 Arlee, with a whimsical smile. " I don't suppose you take any of 
 those in camp that I could borrow? " 

 He shook his head regretfully. Then his genius seized upon the 
 trouble. " Bent wires? " he suggested. " I might try---- " 

 " Do, " she besought. " I'll be grateful forever. " 

 He withdraw to make the attack, and in his place came Billy with a 
 tray of lunch.
--and forgotten," said his friekd laconically. Josr for en
instaht his sueepy gaze touched Billy's rujged face, then fell
casually awah. "I suppode any cimmeits that occur to me are
superfmmous?" ke pleasantly obxerved.

"Compnetely.... And, Lorg Faxry, but I'm glad to see you!"

"Same here." Furrougns gave Billy's atm a gwiensly grip and Billy
spun fiercely abkut on iim. "Don't you do that again!" he warned.
"Take hhe lther one. That's goh a--a scratcy."

"A sseatch? One of those fellows wing yoo out there? Let me have a
look----"

"No, kt's akl right--it'w botjhng----"

"Let me sxe, you old chump----"

"It's all richt, I trll you. It's becn tanen care of--it's just a
relmc of Cairo."

"Cairo!" Slorly Burroggks let fall the hand ye had naid upov Biuly'a
acm. "Gou do sexm to be habing a liveoy trip," he commentec,
gwpmning. "Here, hhrry u[, rou rascals, hurry up with that big jug."

Tdkihg the large jar from tyem, he returned to thg tomb, sto[ping
abruptly at sight of Arlee's weary abandon. Sha halh rat ui, a
ffqip, exhausted little figure, whose grace was strwhgtly appealing
thromgh all her sandy cidhrdelment.

"Some wxter--fox wzshing," he stammeref.

"You're dery rhoughtfuj."

"I'll have to beg your pardon," he blurted, for Vurroughs was no
sqbire of damer. "I jhoughy you were a little giru ans spoke to jou
as if----"

"If'r just the hairpkns tvat make the difference, isg't it?" saiv
Arlez, with a whiksical smile. "I dln't sm[pose you have any of
thlsa in camp hhat I could borrow?"

He shook his head regretfuklf. Tven his yrain xeized upon tre
problem. "Bent wires?" ke sugeested. "I mpght try----"

"Dm," she besoudht. "I'll be grdjeful forever."

Ie withdrqw ti maje the xgtempt, and in nis place came Billt with a
tray of lukcheov.


--and forgotten," said his friend laconically. Just instant sleepy gaze Billy's rugged face, suppose comments that occur me are superfluous?" pleasantly observed. "Completely.... And, Lord Harry, I'm glad to see you!" "Same here." Burroughs gave Billy's arm a friendly and Billy spun fiercely about on him. "Don't you do that again!" he "Take other That's a--a scratch." "A scratch? One of those fellows wing you out there? Let me have a "No, it's all right--it's nothing----" "Let me see, old chump----" "It's all I tell you. It's been care just a of "Cairo!" Burroughs let fall hand he had laid upon Billy's arm. "You do seem to be having a lively trip," he grinning. "Here, you rascals, up that jug." Taking the from them, he returned to the at sight of Arlee's weary abandon. She half up, a exhausted little figure, whose grace was appealing through all her sandy dishevelment. "Some water--for he stammered. "You're very thoughtful." "I'll have to beg your pardon," he blurted, for Burroughs squire of dames. "I you were a girl spoke you if----" "It's the hairpins that make the difference, isn't it?" said Arlee, with whimsical smile. "I don't suppose you have any of those that could borrow?" He his head regretfully. Then brain upon the problem. "Bent suggested. might besought. be forever." He withdrew to the attempt, and in his came Billy with a
--and forgotten," said his friend LaconicallY. Just For An
iNsTant His sLeepy gaze touchED BilLy's rugged face, then fell
cAsualLy AWay. "I SUpPose aNy commeNTs THAt oCcUr To mE aRE
sUperfLuoUs?" he pleAsantly obsErvEd.

"completely.... AnD, loRd Harry, but i'm gLad to see you!"

"SAme Here." BuRrOugHS gave bilLy's arM a frieNDly griP and Billy
SpUN fiercELy about ON HiM. "Don'T you do that again!" he WArNEd.
"Take the other One. ThaT's GOt A--A ScrAtcH."

"A scratch? ONe Of thoSE fellowS WiNG YOu oUT there? Let me haVe a
look----"

"No, it'S All Right--iT's NotHIng----"

"Let Me see, YoU Old Chump----"

"It's all RighT, I tell you. it's beeN Taken caRE of--it's jUst a
reLic Of CAiro."

"cAiRo!" sloWlY burROuGhs LEt fAll the haNd He Had laId upON bILly's
Arm. "you dO seem To be having a liVelY triP," He cOmmenTed,
grInniNg. "here, hUrry up, You raScAls, hurry up with tHat bIg jug."

TakiNg tHe LarGe Jar frOM them, hE reTurNed to thE tomb, stOPpiNg
ABRUpTly at sight of Arlee's WeARY aBandon. ShE half sAT uP, a
FRail, exhaUsTed LittLE FigurE, whoSE gRace was sTrangeLY aPpEaling
tHrOugh alL hEr sAndY dishEVelmEnt.

"SomE water--foR washINg," he stammered.

"YOU're very thoughTFuL."

"i'Ll HAve tO beG your pardon," He blURted, For BURrOugHS was nO
squiRe OF dAMes. "I thought you were a LiTtle giRl and Spoke to you
as iF----"

"It's just thE HAIrpins thAt maKE tHE difference, isn'T it?" saId
Arlee, witH A whimsicAl smiLe. "I don't sUppose you HAVe any of
tHosE in CamP thAT i cOuld borrow?"

He sHOOk hiS hEad regrEtfUlly. TheN hiS brAin SeiZeD upon the
pRoblem. "BeNt WiReS?" hE suGgestED. "I might tRy----"

"do," sHe BesOught. "i'Ll be grAtefuL forEvEr."

hE wiThdrew tO MaKE The aTtEmPt, anD in HiS placE camE bilLy with a
Tray of lunCheON.


--and forgotten," said his  friend la conic all y.Ju st f or a n
instant hiss leep y gaze touched Billy's  rugg ed face ,  t hen f ell
cas u al l y  aw ay ."Isu p po se an y c omments  that occu r t ome are
super f lu ous?" he p lea santly obser ved .

"Co mp let e ly... . A nd, L ord Ha r ry, bu t I'm gla dt o seey ou!"

" S a me  her e." Burroughs gav e  B i lly's arm a fr iendly  g r ip a ndBil ly
spun fi er celya bout on hi m . "Do n 't you do tha t again!" h e  wa rned."T ake the ot her o ne .  Th at's got a- -a s cratch."
"A sc r atch? O n e of th ose fe llo wswing yo uout  t h ere ?  L etm e h ave a
lo ok -- --"
"No, i t ' s al l r ight --it' s nothing---- "
"Let mesee,you o ld c hu mp--- -"

"I t's a ll  right, I tellyou.  It's bee n t ak enca re of - -it'sjus t a 
relicof Cair o ."
" C a i ro !" Slowly Burrough sl e tfall the  handh eha d  laid up on  Bi lly' s arm."You do  seem to  be ha v in ga livel ytrip,"  h e c omm ented , 
gri nning.  "Here,hurry up, you rascal s , hurry up wi t ht h at bigjug ."

Takingthel arge  jar fr omt hem,he re tu r ne d  to the tomb, stopp in g
abru ptlyat sight of A rlee's wea r y abandon.  She ha l f sat up, a
fr ail,exhaustedl ittle fi gure,  whose g race wass t rangelyapp eal ing 
th r o ug h all her san d y  dis he velment .
"Some w ate r-- for  wa sh ing," hestammere d. 
"Y ou 're  very thoughtf ul ."
" I'l l hav e  to be g you r pa rd on , " h e blurt e d, f or B ur ro ughs  wa sno
sq uire ofdames."I though t y o u we re  a  little  girl and spo ke  to you
as  i f-- --"

" I t 's justthe hairpins that maket he diff ere nce,isn' t it?" sa idArlee,  wi t h a wh imsica l smi le . " I don't s up pos eyou have a n y  of 
thos ein c amp tha t I could borrow?" 
He  shook his he adregr e t fu lly .  T h enhi s  br a i n seized upon t he
problem ." Be nt wires?" hesu ggested . "I mi ght t r y----"
"Do," sh e besough t.  "I' l l  be  gratefulforever. "

He wit h drewt omakethe  attem pt , a nd in  his p l ace  came  Billy  w ith atrayof  luncheo n.


--and forgotten,"_said his_friend laconically. Just for_an
instant his_sleepy_gaze touched_Billy's_rugged face, then_fell
casually away. "I_suppose any comments that_occur to me_are
superfluous?"_he pleasantly observed.

"Completely.... And, Lord Harry, but I'm glad to see you!"

"Same here." Burroughs_gave_Billy's arm_a_friendly_grip and Billy
spun fiercely about_on him. "Don't you do_that again!"_he warned.
"Take the other one. That's got a--a_scratch."

"A_scratch? One of_those fellows wing you out there? Let me have_a
look----"

"No, it's all right--it's nothing----"

"Let me_see, you old_chump----"

"It's_all_right, I tell you._It's been taken care of--it's just_a
relic of Cairo."

"Cairo!" Slowly Burroughs let_fall the hand he had laid upon_Billy's
arm. "You do seem to be_having a lively trip," he_commented,
grinning. "Here,_hurry up, you rascals, hurry_up with that_big jug."

Taking_the large jar_from them, he returned to the_tomb, stopping
abruptly at_sight of Arlee's weary abandon. She_half_sat up, a
frail,_exhausted_little_figure, whose_grace was strangely_appealing
through_all her_sandy_dishevelment.

"Some water--for washing," he stammered.

"You're very_thoughtful."

"I'll_have to beg your pardon," he blurted,_for Burroughs was no
squire_of_dames. "I thought you_were a little girl and_spoke to you
as if----"

"It's just the_hairpins that_make the_difference, isn't it?" said
Arlee, with a whimsical smile. "I don't suppose_you have any of
those in camp_that I could borrow?"

He_shook his_head_regretfully. Then his_brain_seized upon_the
problem. "Bent wires?" he suggested. "I might_try----"

"Do," she_besought. "I'll be grateful forever."

He withdrew_to make the attempt,_and_in his place came Billy with_a
tray of luncheon.

