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     ;On the Nile�察─�repeated Mortimer。         ;All over Egypt。       Why�拭─�

    Ainsley     made    no   answer。    Unclasping      his  hold�察 �he  suddenly     slid 

down the face of the rock�察�and with a bump lit on his hands and knees。 

With    one   bound    he  had   cleared   a  flower´bed。     In   two   more   he   had 

mounted   the   steps to   the   terrace�察  �and   in   another   instant had   disappeared 

into the house。 

     ;What happened to him�拭─�demanded Elsie Mortimer。 

     ;He's gone to get a gun� ─�exclaimed Mortimer。            ;But he mustn't� �How 

can he think of shooting them�拭─�he cried indignantly。              ;I'll put a stop to 

that� ─�

    In the hall he found Ainsley surrounded by a group of startled servants。 

     ;You get that car at the door in five minutes� ─�he was shouting�察 �and 

YOU telephone the hotel to have my trunks out of the cellar and on board 

the Kron Prinz Albert by midnight。           Then you telephone Hoboken that I 

want a cabin�察�and if they haven't got a cabin I want the captain's。           And tell 

them anyway I'm coming on board to´night�察�and I'm going with them if I 

have to sleep on deck。       And YOU�察─�he cried�察�turning to Mortimer�察 �take a 

shotgun and guard that lake�察�and if anybody tries to molest those birds 

shoot    him�    �They've    come    from   Egypt�     �From   Polly    Kirkland�     �She 

sent them�     �They're a sign� ─�

     ;Are you going mad�拭─�cried Mortimer。 

     ;No� ─�roared Ainsley。       ;I'm going to Egypt�察�and I'm going NOW� ─�

    Polly Kirkland and her friends were travelling slowly up the Nile�察�and 

had    reached    Luxor。    A    few   hundred     yards   below    the   village  their 

dahabiyeh was moored to the bank�察�and�察�on the deck�察�Miss Kirkland was 

watching a scarlet sun sink behind two palm´trees。              By the grace of that 

special   Providence   that   cares   for   drunken   men�察  �citizens   of   the   United 

States�察�and lovers�察�her friends were on shore�察�and she was alone。              For this 

she was grateful�察�for her thoughts were of a melancholy and tender nature 

and she had no wish for any companion save one。               In consequence�察�when 

a steam´launch�察�approaching at full speed with the rattle of a quick´firing 

gun�察�broke upon her meditations�察�she was distinctly annoyed。 



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     But   when�察  �with   much   ringing   of   bells   and   shouting   of   orders�察  �the 

steam´launch rammed the paint off her dahabiyeh�察�and a young man flung 

himself over the rail and ran toward her�察�her annoyance passed�察�and with a 

sigh she sank into his outstretched�察�eager arms。 

     Half an hour later Ainsley laughed proudly and happily。 

     ;Well� ─  �he   exclaimed�察   �you   can   never   say   I   kept   YOU   waiting。       I 

didn't lose much time�察�did I�拭         �Ten minutes after I got your C。 Q。 D。 signal 

I was going down the Boston Post Road at seventy miles an hour。; 

     ;My what�拭─�said the girl。 

     ;The sign� ─�explained Ainsley。           ;The sign you were to send me to tell 

me;he bent over her hands and added gently;that you cared for me。; 

     ;Oh�察�I remember�察─�laughed Polly Kirkland。               ;I was to send you a sign�察�

wasn't I�拭    �You were to 'read it in your heart'�察─�she quoted。 

     ;And   I    did�察─ �returned   Ainsley   complacently。         ;There     were   several 

false   alarms�察  �and   I'd   almost   lost   hope�察  �but   when   the   messengers   came   I 

knew them。; 

     With puzzled eyes the girl frowned and raised her head。 

     ;Messengers�拭─  �she   repeated。        ;I   sent   no   message。    Of   course�察─  �she 

went on�察 �when I said you would 'read it in your heart' I meant that if you 

REALLY   loved   me   you   would   not   wait   for   a   sign�察  �but   you   would   just 

COME� ─       �She sighed proudly and contentedly。               ;And you came。          You 

understood that�察�didn't you�拭─�she asked anxiously。 

     For    an  instant   Ainsley   stared    blankly�察  �and    then  to  hide   his   guilty 

countenance drew her toward him and kissed her。 

     ;Of course�察─�he stammered;of course I understood。                  That was why I 

came。     I just couldn't stand it any longer。; 

     Breathing   heavily   at   the   thought   of   the   blunder   he   had   so   narrowly 

avoided�察    �Ainsley     turned   his  head    toward    the   great  red   disk   that  was 

disappearing into the sands of the desert。             He was so long silent that the 

girl lifted her eyes�察�and found that already he had forgotten her presence 

and�察  �transfixed�察  �was   staring   at   the   sky。 On   his   face   was   bewilderment 

and wonder and a touch of awe。               The girl followed the direction of his 

eyes�察  �and   in   the   swiftly   gathering   darkness   saw   coming   slowly   toward 



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them�察�and descending as they came�察�six great white birds。 

     They     moved    with   the   last  effort  of  complete    exhaustion。     In   the 

drooping   head   and   dragging   wings   of   each   was   written   utter   weariness�察�

abject fatigue。     For a moment they hovered over the dahabiyeh and above 

the two young lovers�察�and then�察�like tired travellers who had reached their 

journey's end�察�they spread their wings and sank to the muddy waters of the 

Nile and into the enveloping night。 

     ;Some day�察─�said Ainsley�察 �I have a confession to make to you。; 



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