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Show LUXOR TDIPLE RUIN , water jar was in a corner; but till no bed-room evidences. T turned to our Cuicle and a.sked, "\\'here do they sleep?" because there wer unmistakable c\·idences that no little room was required to Jeep that family. The c;uide replied. "This is the room where they sleep." "Rut where arc the beds?'' l continued. Over in another corner there vvas a little roll of ju t ordinary malting to which h<' pointed and said, ''They sle p on that on the floor." The camel enjoyed the first floor alone hut :1. large bmily shared the third floor with evcral seeming!)· happy pigeon . . But there was one bright and l1appy experience connected with this morning's drive-l mean a visit to the merican l\li sion School located on the Avenue between Luxor and the old ruin of l(arnak. The ruins and tile monuments, among which we hacl been rummaging, had silently told u omewh<:tt of Eo-ypt s past glorie and departed greatne ; hut the . chool that \\'e vi itccl wa a finger board pointing toward another Egypt, a more to-be-de, ired Egypt, an eclucatccl and redeemed Egypt, throLwh the influence of 'hristian chool and Teacher . \nd ju t a sure as such women as 1\liss C. .\1. Buchanan continue to live and give them eh·e. to . ucb noble serYice as 'hri tian education, ju ·t ure the deliverance of Egypt as urecl. As we wer entering thi plenclid building, our Cuidc wl1isperccl to us, "You will see one of my little girl in there," and sure enough we did; but said T to him, "\Vhy do you let y ur g-irl at tend this school?'' Ilc replied, "Because it nice school; l\fis. Buchanan a fine lady; he teach girls to keep clean and rret education.'' \\' e found almo t three hundred Egyptian girls Page Thirty-three |