The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-08

you pays your money and you takes
your choice"
ut is very insolent Of him TO inslnu-
ate that my fortune Is the only attrac-
ton. And yet-and yet the girl isn't
ugly"
Three days afterward Mr.. Hiram
Thorne came down to the Deyonshre
tlllage. and Elizabeth saw that some
thing had happened.
"My dear. there's no use in trying TO
keep trouble from cute woman IKE
you. The truth is that I've lost a pie
of money. I'm not quite sure about II
yet. but there is very little hope we
won't be bcggars, for I'll save abo1t
$4,000. But well have 10 go home
and live quietly in some pretty little
! town in New York state Instead OF nav
| ing a high old time. But | may pick
1t up again. and there's no use kicking"
I'm awfully proud of you. daddlc,
said Elizabeth, with a slight eaten IN
! her voice. You're hero even il you
| Nefell III SIN JUAN
/ well" said Hiram composedly, \
guess an American can be as cool as
the next one
Have you told any one in Londony'
asked Elizabeth.
II told Lord Bromley at the club last
night. and he acted like trump. But
of all the 'cads,' as the English can
them that ever met those two good
for nothing creatures that were hang
Ing round you for two months are Inc
worst. They happened to be near me-
and | thought the only square thing
was for me to tell them all about IT.
1t was like taking trip to Inc noFll
pole. They froze me up completely
and | came near knocking that con
founded glass into Sir Aubrey's eye.
don't think You'll be troubled with ei
ther of them, but if you ever recognize
their existence on this planet you re ne
daughter OF mine. | was going gu
when | met that artist fellow, MI
Page. and he's white man, no mistake
about II. He seemed so glad to see M
that told him the whole business ant
added few remarks about Sir AUBREY
and the other blamed fool. he JUS
got hold of my hand as if | were hi
long lost uncle and said. Well, I'm aW
fully sorry for your sake, Ar. Ihorne
but It's good thing TO meet man
Then he came TO see me this morning
and asked me 10 give you letter 0
something from him. He said you
get it sooner IL took care of it,
Lost fortune and vanishing lover
were of small moment in compariso
with the dainty white parcel that Mis-
Thorne carried down to the seashort
while her father remained to break tn
news to Mrs. Carr.Gordon There wa
n small sketch which Elizabeth did nc
regard. and there was a letter whic
& she opened with great eagerness an
her best hatpin. And this is what sh
a read
/. NV Dear Elizabeth--Your name has b.
I. come so familiar TO my thoughts that
= have concluded TO think aloud You kno
!. perfectly well that | love you, for yo
= have been trying to keep me from tenn
=, YOU so for the last six months. You q
= not know how much ! love you, but
= shall try to tell you about that when
il come down to Devonshire tomorrow.
+ i have been rather n coward Tor not II
. trudlng this subject on your notice betor
II but YOU were so disgustingly rich that n
t virtues paled before the geam OF yol
4 millions | am no better than l was we
terday. but you are poorer and therefor
all the dearer to me. Your father Is
r, brick, and ! hope he will come ana ~
\ with MS In n house made or tho same mi
teriaI. | have a small fortune which n
&c mots,er left me. and I am paid pretty d
e Gently for my work, so that we shall
o able to keep our bicycles and nave an o
IA casional dinner at Richmond. Very mu(
and always yours.
d WARREN BEREsFoRD PAGE
70 "Of all the-cheell" gasped Eliz
le beth. But she was troubled with ]
y somnia that night, and when MI. Pai
!" found her near picturesque old roo
y the following morning she found
{ difficult to say much. because one
," Obliged TO open the lips to articula
N distinctly. When she was allowed q
y use OF all the organs of speech her on
remark was:
e MY hat is all crooked. II seems
a. me that you've taken things very mu
= for granted"
. "The man who hcsiates is lost. WI
ID did you think of my last skctchF