The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-18
wALLY FORD STROBE N.

WALLI FORD SIRODE IN.
Crawford and mo with frozen dignity. II
was utterly futile to reason with him and
when at last he informed us that his we'd
ding would take place within q fortnight
we decided that the battle was lost New
crtheless we did not quit the field and rs
the company played an engagement Of
three consecutive nights in one city we
were spared the misories OF travel,
We took double suit In q rasCally little
hotel in order to be near Nally, who was
economiaing for the wedding, and on the
last Of the three nights we were sitting in
the parlor waiting for the boy, who had
promised to see us after the performance.
lie came promptly and, with the mag
nanimity OF q victor he greeted US less
Jelly than usual Indeed VC were fairly
/ launched upon o really anicable conyer-
sation when a hasty rap at the door inter-
ruptod US.
Crawford answered, and / saw him re-
treat from the door after he had opened
It, as If there had been ghost outside
II beg your pardon said a voice which
;finStantlY recognized as Miss lI2rting-
TOMS. rs Mr.. Ford here?"
Crawford did not reply in words, but he
made a series OF grotesquely wooden ges-
1 lures which The lady rightly interpreted
as an Invitation TO come in. So in she
/ came, and her looks amazed me l had
/ seen her several times off the stare. and
/ always the sight OF her had touched my
/ heart. The world had not used her wei!
and she showed 1t. She had seemed to me
1 q beaten woman, weary. disappointed and
oppressed By q deep sense Of injustice yet
4 Nithal sustained by some interior strength
| which / had taken to be sheer puEaacity.
/ Now she was transformed. She held her
! head higA; her eyes shone there was the
/ magic Of renewed youth in her face,
i "Wally" she cried read thItH
! And she gave him telegram, so long
/ that it filed two sheets. The boy got
about half way through II, and then he
seized her hand, cXclaiming.
! splendid. Splendid! This IS the chance
| of a lifetime I'm 50 mighty mighty glad
/ for YOU"
She looted at him intenty, lovingly
! yes, by all that's odd, the woman loved
! him.
"Its the chance CT lifetime far both O.
us" she said paying no more attention t.
4 Crawford and me then If wee had been
two dummies. "Nally, this Clrer- niracu-
| lous IS if the sky should rain roses -
"Or dollars said he.
"Ths part that is offered nc she con-
tlnued, is all that ! ask, If l cannot
make my way with this / an content 20
/ fail But ! vas not content 10 1--we this
/ lie Of mine and have nothing, absolutely
I nothing; no snouest desire granted, TO
/ single CLEAN Ct good fortune between my
cradle and my grave Wally, / was not
strong mcurh = DO It, / was not strong
enough to live life al loss and sdll DO
right. But now, now Now / can DIP IT, |
can say to you what | should have said
long ago, th2t-that you must not think
( Of me any more
She had been Mt n high pitch q courage
up 90 that last sentence bat she could not
I quite carry 1t on to the end. I thought
that she didn't mean what She aaiI but
the boy knew hcr better ana suddenly his
face grew startlingly white,
"DO you mean. he cried, that YEA VIII
break with me?'
"Ycs. yes" she answered. ma she
waved her hand toward Crawford and ne
"As,. them They know. They'll tell yeu
they've been tcllirg you Love come one
who has net lived 50 much who has l,u-
sons and the hopes Of gir.Ased. 1 Lest
them long ago, but | have ambition.
love my work You shall see
And in the midst Of tits bathurst size
vanished from the room
Wallys face which had been so pale
now famed with rage.
YOU YOU" he shouted, stirling ~ %
us on NV Nv, uone Us .. .a ,. i' y.
7 drink he was upon HE point II striking
Crawford. but instead he tunnel upoa his
heel and left rs.
loy.sr and lover 5,'s IN i'' # I'm ,s.1gbt h,
would slide Off upon the floor.
THE boy IS crazy ~ said l. TINS 10 IN
ooun1gaLy e''.c,,,' ~ E,' i. ' KY q
her the strength to do right. irst as ah,
Earemeut for her
Crawford Interrupted ta by TAPPING tip
on ms 1"n pre,,' .,,,.. ,......4 49,.