The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-18
coerNoHT. 1896 sY o.P PuTRAn's SONS.

Just moment, while she tremblcd
slightly, blushed and dropped her head.
He continued: II have never told you
this before in words, know, but you
are woman and must have read my
heart long ago. You arcall so clever at
that sort of thing | am only Il man,
aud | have not been able to read yours
at all really do not know whether
yun caro- for me or not Once ! Thought
that YEN did but Of late--but no mat
ter. ! will not go into that, In brief,
then, ! have only to say that II would
make me supremcly happy to know that
You would some day be my Wife In ex
change | offer you lifelong devotion,
And now--I think-that is all have
to say. Dora--little sweetheart-do
You, could you trust yourself TO me;"
He had gently taken her hand while
he spoke, and the fact that She had nei-
ther resisted nor Withdrawn it had en-
couraged him to the more atfectionate
forms which he used at the end Of his
love speech She hositatcd awhile, then
gently disengaging her hand and look
ing at him with just suspicion of y
tear in her eye she said almost in a
whisper
" Do you caro- very muchf"
Very muchl cannot tcll You how
much. " He tried to recapturoihcr hand,
but she eluded him. Again She asked
question:
Money is not an object to you in
this?"
Miss RemSen, you insult me.
No, nor! she said quickly. lyon
misunderstood | did not mean my
money. can't explain, yet you must
answer my question Wonld you mind
if--oh how shall | say it? Suppose l
did something that cost you lot of
money
"Oh, | see" exclaimed Mr. Ran
dolph, Frightening mp. "You mean you
are extrayagant, Don't let that bother
you a minute You may cost me as
much money as You can possibly spend
will never complain.
She seemed much relieved, but she
did not speak at once Her eyes wan
dcred away from him, aud following
her gaze he saw them reach and rest
upon Mr. Thaurct A jealous pang dart.
ed through his heart He was about to
speak when She turned 10 him and said
with suppressed emotion:
Il hope you will not he angry with
mo and that you will not think evil Of
me. There is something cannot OK
plain, yet which, if could, You would
not object 10. Bat until can tell you
about i'll canuot--I cauuot--givo You
an answer Would you-would You be
willing to waltz" There was a tone Of
entreaty in her voice,
How long, asked Mr. Randolph
still irritated, and wondering if the
something which she could not tell was
III any way connected with Mr. Thauret
Would you miud-if IaSked you to
wait till--wcll, say the new year,"
"lhat is long time, but if it is your
will, | must.
"Oh, thank youl" That was all she
said, bat there was hint Of rapture In
her speech, there were tears in her eyes,
and for one brief ecstatic moment he
thought that there was love in her
heart, aud that that love was for him.
With an impulse that he could not cen
troll, and which she did not check, he
drew her to him and softly touched her
lips with his own. He felt satisfied,
though she left him Immediately and
went at once to Mr. Thaurot, who greet
ed her with evident warmth. There il
something, magnetism, if You please,
but u something that binds two true
lovers hearts so that an impulse in tho
one exciteS an answering sensation III
the other The oldest fact in this con
ncction is that, though ono may fancy
himself deeply in love, he is not till he
has received one Of these Instantaneous
messages which Cupid ticks over love :
telegraph After that he is enslaycd
His better Judgment is gone. He will
argue III the lonely hours Of the night
that he has made a mistake, that the
woman is not destined to make him
happy, that she has this, that or the
other fault, but it counts for nothing
save that he suffers. That one stab has
slain his manhood, and he cannot con
troll his actions. AS soon aShe meets
the woman again, act as SHE may, his
love is anamo once more. She may Ill
treat him, she may ignore him, it mat
tGrs not; She attracts him.
Thus it was with poor Mr. Randolph
Throughout the many weeks that fol
lowed he suffered much. He called his
love all the unpleasant things that jeal-
ouSv could suggest. But invariably the
recollection Of that one moment, when
she had seemed in that indistinct, indie
scribahle way 10 have yielded her whole
self. her whole soul 10 him, would fash
across his mind, and at once his reason
was silcueed, and be would say:
"Shc could not have done that if sho
were false. She loves me, but there is
something that | do not understand
which makes her treat me so. She told
me so, and said that when she could tell
it 10 me ! should not mind. Well |
must be patient and wait Unjust trust
her; she must be- she is, truer" And
then gradually all the old doubts would
creep over him again, and the suffering
would be as poignant as before
IL was about a month after the con
versation related when a somewhat
similar one occurred between the same
comma, 1ad~ apl Nr Tbaurpt Ha had