The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-21

shifting shadow across the base OF
Mount Washington, whi!e between the
riffs the red rays Of the sun striking diff
fcrent parts made bcautcous tmtings
among the green and the brown Of trees
and rock Oh, if an artist could only
have seen that But then it would have
been useless, for the hand Of man could
not paint such grandeur. Ii was in the
foreground that the resemblance to the
battleields was to be seen again. Every
here and there stray bits Of clouds dis
entangled themselves from tkoitfee tops
and rose up smokelike till one Gould i'm
agine them to be from thousands Of
campGres. oh, it was simply wonder
full"
at was indeed, said Mr. Thauret,
land your description brings it all back
again to me.
"Then the beautiful long twilight, "
Dora continued, almost unheodiug, that
was lovely. Slowly these stray. bits eff
mist met and joined others, tillas the
darkness came and the moon hi ghtcned,
that beautiful sheet Of water--f1r after
all your lake is real watcr-accumulat-
ed, and there it is AT least you can en-
joy that
He did But what be enjoyed more
was the simple happiness Of being with
her. After short time, however, ne
was deprived Of that. for Mrs. Remseu
claimed his attention, and took him up
to the ballroom 10 introduce him to
some Of the many young women who
were dancing with each other and with
boys of II for want Of better partners.
If Mr. Thauret annoyed Mr. Ran
dolph by being at this resort, the latter
gentleman was none the moro pleased at
his arrival. Being left alone with Dora,
and constituting her present mood to be
one favorable to his wooing, be deter
mined to speak to her before the other
man might find chance Moving his
chair nearer hers, he began, getting to
his subject without much circumlocu-
ton,
miss Dora, said he, edo you recall
conversation that hal with you one
day! ! mean about loneliness and the
longing one has for companionship:"
"Oh, yes. said she frankly; why?
Do you wish to continue it now:"
If you please You remember you
said you would be better able to do SO
after your sister s marriage.
Because thought that would
miss her 50 much and be lonely myself,
was not that it? Well, Of course | have
missed Queen very much, but | have
scarcely been lonely. You have taken
care of that, and am sure that | am
very grateful to you. You have been
very nice to me. "
lyon think so? You admit that?'
He spoke eagerly.
why, yosl Why not, since it is
true?"
"Of course, but then you know so
many young ladies hide their feelings
! mean suppression Of all emotion is
considered so necessary in a woman i'll
these days.
Suppression - and she laughed
heartily, Now do you think that |
could ever be suppressed"
No, indeed and certainly | hope
that You never will be. But if You have
not been lonely, perhaps you have
thought some Of that other subject, love-
| mean
"Ohl That"
Yes That is one question, supreme
to me, about which | wish to have your
views. DO you think You would be hap
pier or unhappicr--if you were mar
ried?"
"That is question. Itwouh depend
upon--my husband, would it mott"
Suppose that we were
Don't call names, please couldn't
suppose such thing. have promised
not to. "
Promised not to. / don't under
stand?"
II mean that / have made q bet You
don't think am horrid to bet, do you:
OF course You don't Well, ! have made
curious bet with Bob, Mr. Mitchell
You know. call him Bob now, and !
used to dc it sometimes before That
was when | wanted him to do anything
for me 1t made him feel like one Of the
family Wen, 10 tell you about my bet
You see, sometimes, when Emily was
ont, Bob would play make love 10 me
He said it would be good practice for
me- would teach nc the ways If the
world and all that sort If thing. Oh,
Bob is q curious man, hut he is great
sport Don't you like him:'
Immensely. But you have not told
me yet about your bet.
81 am coming to it. Well, one day
when he was making love to me and l
was doing my best, suddenly he burst
ont laughing and said, Dora, III bet
You'll be engaged within six months Of
our marriage How much| said l.
AS much US you like, said be. | asked
him if he would make it 81, 200. and he
whistled and called me a little gambler.
But | don't think it was gambling be-
cause | was to have "a certainty. OF
course | wanted the stake to he large
one. So it was agreed. and NE wrote it
down on paper Tllshow it to you some
time if you like. If ] am not engaged
before the lst Of January, Bobwill have
to pay nc $1,000.
And you mean to win that bet:'
Indeed do. | am young and can
afford to wait that long. | am sure.
Thnre will BE- fime ennnah afierMard to