The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-01

SINlc, llldl were ncT peculiar SHai "N'''i'N'N0'
but am inclined to think that he liked
her-because he liked her. :.
When at last her letter reached him' IL
found him thousands Of miles from where
If should have overtaken him. The sur
prise was an agreeable one, for the date
proved she had been guilty OF no delay III
answering. 1t had been so long, however
since il was written, the tone OF the letter
was so indifferent, that after some indecls-
ion he concluded not to reply. Perhap IT
was better that the acquaintance should
end.
Years passed.
Among the new friends whom Margaret
had found was Robert Gray, an odd, alb
upt man of the world, with rugged YET
tender heart, hidden in an out-ot-thc'way
place winch nobody except children ana
Margaret Howard ever touched. lie was
tolerated and courted because he was rich'
There was story back somewhere, Eut he
never let the world read it; so the whispers
were low and uncertain. He was so depen-
dent upon Margaret for real pleasure, had
crown TO care for her as much as with the
old wound he could care for woman now
in fact, he needed her so much that he
was about to tell her his story
and offer her what there was left OF
him. when, during an evening call, the con-
yersation turned upon purely unselfish ac-
ton. A remark of Gray's led her to ask
him if he could quote an instance of thor
oughly disintercsted kindness, whereupon,
among Others credited to the same person,
he told the story of Frank Howard, with
full details, finishing with
$50 you see we are not all as selfish as
YOU would make us out"
"What was the name Of this man, Mr..
Gray"
"Burk Warning"
"Ithought so-and the boy he saved
from ruin was my brother
SIS it possible? And do you know Burk
Waring, Miss Howard"
III do"
.Then you know one of the Hoblest mer
living. Did you know him at the time your
brother was under his care?"
In riving him the outlines of their &C
ouaintance her hesitation betrayed to he
{, companion the true state of affairs. He re
!. NAMED but little longer, then went di
rectly home. He passed an hour IN earnes
thought, and then set down and wrote a
- follows:
"MY DEAR WAR1NG-Give me fey
u days of your valuable society-will you
10 Yours, GRAY
He received no answer to his letter; bu
g three days after, while setting at his desk
t. the door opened and familiar voice SAID
~ well Gray, how goes it!"
h Gray sprang from his seat and they shool
hands like men who knew each othe
n through and through. Then they dow
a and talked as men will talk, and smoked
o. as though an all-merciful Providence haC
created them for that express purpose, an'
II when business hours were over went t.
Gray's rooms. After dinner the latter in
: formed his friend that he had call Il
[ make and desired his company, to whicl
he assented on condition that he should no
] be bored. ~ promise you that said Gray
"and if my words do not prove true, ynr
have only to give the signal, and we vii
leave at once" -v,u.
! tnat Mr.. Gray awaited her in the parlor
}, She at once went below, greeted him pleas
antly, then, as he was about to present hi
, friend, her eyes rested upon Waring, anG
with an expression of frank delight upon
her face, she stepped forward with hand
extended:
"Ths is indeed pleasure, Mr.. Waring."
"To me as well as to you, and as great a
surprise. had no idea Gray was bringing
me to see ono of my old friends, as well as
his own"
II did not know until quite recently that
you and Mr. Gray were such old friends
And how did you find it OUT"
1--WE were quawclling one evening. as
usual. Mr.. Gray and myself are sworn enc
mics Mr.. Waring-when, in defence of an
assertion, he related an incident in which |
CHANGED to recognize you'
GLOW long ago was that, Miss Howard"
j about three days since, was it not, Mr..
Cray"
) Il am very poor timckccper; leave il
all with you was his careless answer.
@ The evening passed rapidly.
Soon after the two men reached Gray's
Waring suddenly turned toward Gray
, "And so, Gray, as soon as you found Miss
Howard and myself were old friends, you
sent for me to visit you. Why"
~ thought | would give YOU both a
pleasant surprise and me the presence of q
man whose society can tolerate for whole
days together
Gray" said Waring, with keen look
at his friend, ~ think that most men woulc
s prefer that others should not come into
# their orchards and steal their fruit"
4 81 have no orchard, so you are shooting
$ wide, Warning
s ut is my custom to discuss things o
s this kind, responded Waring "but as thi
e case is a little peculiar, thought it may b.
n well to digress Let us understand cacl
! other thoroughly Gray. What is Margarc
l Howard to you"
+ $50 much that, if | had not, few even
t ings since, discovered her admiration for ,
Y fellow named Warning, should have asked
her to marry me before this"
IS "Why didn't you MS 1t was"