The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-09

screed he had written her.
Day after day passed on, and Kate
, Bonnet arose each morning feeling less
HAPPY than on the day before. But al
last letter came, brought by a
French vessel which had touched a,
Barbados. This letter was to Kate
from Martin Newcombe. 1t was love
letter, very earnest, ardent love let
Ter, nut II did not make the young girl
happy, for it told hor very little about
her father. The heart of the lover was
so tender that he would say rrxhing to
MS lady which might give her needless
7 pain. He had heard what Capt Mar
chand had told and he had not UNDER
stood it, and could only half believe it.
Kate must know far more about ali
this painful business than he did, for
her fathers letter would tell her all
he wished her TO know Therefore,
why should he discuss that most dis
tressing and perplaxing subject, which
he knew SO little about and which she
knew all about. So he merely touched
upon Maj. Bonnet and his vessel, and
hoped &at she might soon write to
! him and tell him what she cared for
him to know, what she cared for him
to tell the people Of Bridgetown. ana
| what she wished to repose eonfiden-
TALLY to his honor But whatever she
chose to say to him or not to say to
him, he would have her remember that
| his heart belonged to her, and ever
would belong, no matter what might
happen or what might be said for good
or for bad, On the sea or the land, by
friends or enemies.
| This was rarely good love letter,
| but it plunged Kate into the deepest
woe, and Dickory saw this FIRST of all
He had brought the letter, and for rle
second time he saw tears in her eyes.
The absence OF news of Maj. Bonnet
was soon known to the rest of the
famia, and then there were other
tears. It was perfectly plain even 10
Dame Charter that things had been
said in Bridgetown which Mr. New
combe had not cared to write
"Dlckory," said the girl, my mind is
filled with horrible doubts. have
heard OF the talk in Bridgetown Before
we left, and now here Is this letter
from Mr.. Newcomhe from which can
not fail to see that there must have
been other talk that he CONSIDERABLY
refrains from telling me-"
He should not have written such a
letter." exclaimed Dickory hotly; "he
might have known it would have SET
you to suspectiug things"
You don't know what you are talk
ing about, you foolish boy" she said;
lit is a very proper letter about things
you don't understand"
She stepped little closer to him, as
if she feared someone might hear her
"Dickory," said she, "he did not put |
that thing into my mind; it was there |
already. That was a dreadful ship. |
Dickory, and it was filled with dread
full men. II he had not intended to go |
with them he would not have put him
self into their power and If he had not |
intended to be long away he would not |
have planned to leave me here with my
sncle."
you ought not to think such thing |
as that for one minute" cried DickCTy. |
Il would not think so about my |
mother, no matter what happened"
She smiled slightly as she answered
81 would my father were a mother,
and then need not think such things.
But, Dickory, II he had but written to
me, And in all this time he might
have written, knowing how | must
feel"
Dickory stood silent, his bosom
heaving. Suddenly he turned sharply
towards her. "Of course he has writ.
ten" said he, but how could his let
ter come TO you? We know not where
he has sailed. and besides. who could
have told him you had already gone to
your uncle? but the people of Bridge
town must know things. believe that
he has written there. }"
"Dickory." she said, IF he wrote to
anybody he also wrote 10 me. and that
letter is still there" F
THAT is what believe" said he.
"aud have been believing IT,"
Then why didn't you say so to me.
you wretched boy?" cried Kate. You
ought TO have known how that would
have comforted me. II | could only
think he has surely written. my heart
would bound, no matter what his let
ter told; but TO be utterly dropped.
that cannot bear"
"You have not been dropped" be ex-
1aimod. "and you shall know it. Kate.
am going" -.
Nay. nay she exclaimed, you
must not call me that"
But you call me Dickory." hf said. {
True. but you are so much bouRg-
r."
Younger" be exclaimed in a tone
# contempt. not for the speaker. but
0r the word she had spoken. Eleven
noBthsi"
She laughed a little laugh; her na-
ure was so full Of it that even nov
he could not keep IL back.
You must have been making care
VI computation. she said. but il does
lot matter; you must not ePll me
Eate. and | shall keep on calling you
it'll I Err