The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-04


taken on elegance with bis rise in for
tune. The carriage ana the horses and.
most of all, the impertlrbahle driver
seemed TO awaken some awe In the
boys They were still in evidence, but
they hung back shcepishly and eyed
the basket of neglected food as if they
hoped he would forget to take 1t away
Meanwhile the gathering of chains
against the harness, the paving of the
horses and the low EXPLANATIONS of the
driver caused me the qucerest feelings
Advancing quite unceremoniously upon
the watcher by the grave, | remarked
aloud:
THE setting sun will soon release
you, Mr.. Moore, Are you going mme-
diatcly into town"
He paused in his rubbing. which was
being done with a very tender hand,
and as if he really loved the name he
was endeayoring to bring into palmer
view. Scowlng a little, he turned and
met me point blank with a look which
had good deal Of inquiry in it.
81 am not usually interrupted here"
lie emphasized except by the boys"
he added more mildly They some
times approach too closely, but | am
used to the imps and scarcely notice
them. All, there are some of my old
friends now We'll. it is time they
knew that change has taken place in
my fortunes. Iii, there Hands up and
catch this and this aud this" he shout
cd "But keep quiet about it, or next
year You will get pennies again"
And, tlinsing quarters right and left,
he smiled in such a pompous, self salts
fed way at the hurah and scramble
which ensued, that it was well worth
my journey there just to see this exhi-
bition of combined vanity ana good
hum0r.
Now gow he vociferatcd; and the
urchns, black ana white. flew away,
dinging up their heels in delight ana
shouting; Bully for you, Uncle David,
Wen come again next year, not for
twcnty-dvcs, but tifties."
Il will make it dollars il only
live so long" he muttcrcd And dcgn
ing now to remember the question |
had put to him, he grandly remarked:
"a am going straight into town. Can
do anything for you:"
Nothing. I thought You might like
to know what awaits you there. The
city is greatly stirred up The coro-
ner's jury in the Jeffrey Moore case has
just brought in verdict to the effect
that suicide has not been proved
Naturally, this Is equivalent to one of
murder
"Ah" he calculated, slightly taken
aback for one 50 invariably impressive.
And to whom is the guilt of this
crime asclihed?' lie presently veuturcd, |
"THcrc was mention of no name, but |
the opprobrlum naturally fails on Miss
Tuttlc.'
Miss Tuttle? All"
"Sincc Mr. Jeffrey is proved to have |
been too far away at the time to have |
fired that shot, while She
Il am following you
WAS in the very housc-at the door |
Of the library in fact--aud heard the
pistol discharged, If she did not dis
charge it which some believe,
notably the district attorney. You |
should have been there, Mr.. Moore"
He looked surprised at this sugges-
tion.
Il never am anywhere but here on |
the 23d Of May he declared
Miss futile needed some adviser"
"Ah, probably"
you would have been n good one"
"An1 q welcome one, ehT
hardly thought he would have been |
4 welcome one, but did not admit the
fact Nevertheless he seized on the |
advantage he evidently thought be had |
gained and added. mildly enough, or,
rather without any display Of feeling. /
Miss futile likes me even less than /
Veronica did | do not thiul; she would /
have accepted. certainly she would not I
have desired my presence in her /
But Of one thing | wish her +
to be assured. her and the world in /
general. Any money she may need mt |
This sat this unhappy crisis in her life. /
She will find amply supplied. She has /
no claims Oh me, but that makes little |
difference where the family honor is /
Her mothers husband was |
my brother-thc girl shall have all she /
needs. | will write her so"
lie was moving toward his carriage. I
"Fine turnout" he intcrroghtivcly re /
marked
assentcd with all the surprise-with /
all the wonder even which his sub /
lime egotism seemed to invite
1T is the best that Downey could /
raise IN the time allotted him. When +
| really finger the money, we shall see, +
we shall see"
Ills foot was on the carriage step. +
He looked up at the west The sun .
was almost down. but not quite. "lIave +
you any special business with meT' he I
asked. lingering with what | thought +
q surprising display Of consciousness i
till the last ray Of the sunlight had .
disappeared.
glanced up at the coachman sitting
on his box as rigid as any stone.
'YOu may speak" said he; Caesar I