The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-22
"Then don't YOU 90. "

Mrs. Crawford closely watched the
slowly-crimsoning cheeks,
People say he is sweet on you, Ber-
tina.
well, then, people had better mind
their own business" Bertha flashed
back.
"Bertha Demorest, Mrs. Crawford
went on, II have come to warn you.
Beware of that man-beware of him.
what do you meanP'
Just this--Mr. Gerome is married
man.
"What utter NONSENSE! Bertha cried,
angrily and incredulously,
at is not nonsense, and know it,
Mrs. Crawford said. ii have seen
letter from his wife-do you hear that,
Bertha Demonstration his wife, writ
ten to him.
"Did he show it to you?'
Slightly discounted, Mrs, Crawford
was yet not to be routed.
"No matter about that, 1t is enough
that | saw the letter. And, Bertha, as
it is my duty to warn you, so it is your
duty, and the duty of all young people
like you and me, punish his falsehood
and deceit.
"Mr. Gerome is nothing to me,
Bertha said. Good morning, Mrs,
Crawford You will have to excuse me;
| am rather in hurry
And when Mrs. Crawford was gone,
she locked her door and sat down and
cried until her sweet face looked like 4
drenched flower
"And thought he was SO true, so
grand, so goodW she sobbed "Oh,
how could he-how could he deceive
me so wickedly?'
Miss Demorest was not at the picnic
that day, and Frank Gerome searched
about the grounds until it was quite too
late for any possibility of her arrival,
and then went to see what had changed
her resolution of the night before, and
found her looking very cold, and white,
and lovely, as she sat alone on the ter
race,
BERTHA he exclaimed rcproachful-
ly, you promised me faithfully You
would be at the picnic, and | find You
here. Why did YOU ~
My name is Miss Demorest,' she
said haughtily,
Gerome bit his lip.
Miss Demorest,' if it pleascs YOU
better he said with half smile at
what he believed to be display Of
girlish dignity, "why did you deceive
me SOP
why have / deceived YOU" Ber-
tina flashed why have you deceived
me?'
II don't understand what youmean.
ut strikes me YOU are remarkably
difficult of comprehension. However,
will put the question to you as plain
" as possible. Mr. Gerome, why have
you never spoken to me about your
wife?n
For very good reason. wouldn't
be apt to speak about what | haven't
got.
You are telling me a deliberate false
hood. You are a married man, and You
have been playing treacherous part
all this while.
"A married mani he said, his voice
thrilling with inCredulousness; "you
are talking in co1undrums. am not
married man, and have been play
ing no treacherous part-to you, least
of all Bertha, my little goIden-haired
darling.
And then what did Bertha do but
begin to cry in the most undigniiied
fashion.
Then what did Mrs Crawford
mean?" she demanded.
Gerome set his lips tightly together,
"Ah! Mrs Crawford has been talking,
has she? What did she say?'
That YOU were married. -
"She must have been crazy between
spite and Immature, Gerome eXclaim-
ed angrily; Il Shall not allow her tongue
to wag after this fashion Bertha. will
you walk down there with me?'
As a consequence Of this invitation,
Mrs Crawford was considerably start
led by the appearance Of Mr. Gerome
and Miss Demorest, as she sat darning
the household linen in the dining room,
and secretly bewailng that no one had
invited her to the picnic,
Mrs. Crawford Gcrome said alb
ruptly, as he entered the room, "what
is this story you have been telling Miss
Demorcst about me?'
Il told Miss Demorest no story;
told her only the truth.
what is the truth then? Suppose
you tell me?"
That you're married man, a vii
lain, deceiyer, There now
, Yes? Snow your proof if 70,
please Gerome requested calmly.
II can do it. \ letter from your owl
wife upstairs, in your own room, o,
your table
"A letter directed to me?'
a letter addressed to Mr. Frank Ge
rome.
And then Mr.. Gorome laughed heart
, lily, while his lip curled with a snecrin
expression,
Exactly But there are more Fran
Geromes than one in the world; for in
stance, my twin brother Frankfort, +
whom that letter was written by hi
own wife.
Possibly, if you had taken the trout
lie to read the whole, instead of pa
of what was not intended forvou eve
: YOU would have seen that the letter W;
v sent on for me to read, solely becau
y my siSter-in-law, Julie, aludcs pla
=, fully in its pages to the loss Of Fran
- IVn : heart 10 this Nouuu lady nt n