The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-14
THE FATAL FOURTH.
A TRAGEDY.

w OItu 10 u man tH"N
"That undertakes to make all the world
accept his opinions"
"He is very moderate and reasonable"
say, warmly.
"He isn't" Miss Italics contradicts, fatty
she stares solemn disapproyal OF what he
doesn't like"
"That was when you remarked you'd like
to put on boys clothes and run away to
sea, wasn't itG'
"Never mind when it was;" and Nina
Pushes slightly, Tor Worth did subdue her
that time by looking grayely straight into
her blue eyes, "But | wouldn't marry a
man who hasn't proper views on the woman
question: man like John Worth, if-if-"
"If he gave you the chance" ! suggest,
mallciously.
GLOW do you know he hasn't given me
the chancel"
NBecause he's man OF sense" answer,
knowing Nina will retort, and | shall get
at the truth.
"Then the man of sense has condo
scended to nonsense" says Nina, in scorn-
full mockery.
"Nonsense3 Oh, that's yourself, I sup
pose"
She noticed the slur by look OF ineiia-
bic contempt, and went on, helping her
speech by q dramatic shake of bangles and
bare arm: "And nonsense-refused him"
NINA" exclaims her sister, 'you ought
to love man like Worth. He'd make a
sensible girl of YOU"
Thanks for the implied compliment to
the present state of my, wits, Mrs. Mary
AS to love, Arthur Helps lays down, as the
first rule tor advancing career of distin'
guished public usefulness, Avoid engross'
ing affections
"McAlllster's brought lots o pin-wheels,'
screams Tom from the window, and CALI
out through the glass, Hello"
Muff barks, then goes to sleep within tn
same second. Nina jerks down the brown
Jacket snugly over her trim shoulder ant
waist, feels the little upright collar t'
make sure it's not askcw, then lets he
hand wander lightly over the earrings anc
the short fair curls, and, satisfied she is al
right, turns to the door.
In comes McAllister ahead. "Oh, Mr.
McAllister, I'm so glad to see you" erie
Miss Italics, with effusion land how goo
you are to bring fireworks | love to hol
Roman candle while it fixes Off"
"A woman's dress is hardly safe nea
Roman candles" remarks Worth, as h
bows and puts out his hand.
"Oh, are you here:' says Nina, by wa
of welcome; and in minute she is lost
the embrasure of window, unpackin
endless varieties of rockets and "pieces
McAlister stoops over her shoulder, an
the excited children, with Tom at the
head, crowd about, poking little fingers IL
to paper convolutions, to find out, as Bert
D SAYS, whereabouts the bang-bang
Wrapped up IN en-"
). By-and.by we all go to dinner, and,
usual, Nina drags the conversation towaI
what she calls the Woman Question. III
= style of argument is not logical, and Il
II sequence of her remarks is peculiar. 81
throws down the gauntlet in this fasl
!. ion:
q "Women as lawyers are cleverer the
men, and I'm glad of it,"
e They are, indeed" McAllister agree
re "Miss Brief, Of Nevada, won case +
a man who, without doubt, murdered /
So wife"
"she ought to be ashamed of herself
rs says Nina, snubbing McAllister, and hui
ing her own cause.
r. The young fellow strokes his blon'
mustache, laughs, and tries not to look n
. noyed.
"But women do succeed in all prof
sicns, Nina goes on, aggressiveIy. tn
a.. she looks at Worth, aiming to draw h
into a discussion. lie guards a era
~, silence.
McAlister says, "of course
W "The president of our club has write
book" she says, looking directly at Wor
> "And an excellent one" he answt
II. quietly.
~, "Indeed So you concede as much
thati" This with the utmost sarcasm.
"An excellent work. he continues. 4"