The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-05-15

ioi pun tolkb- aEN you Wiling 10 pay
In advance for all don't SELF"
Willing enough-more than willlng!'
Melville retorted. "Only show me how.
I've been here three hours. Well, after
this | can give pointers TO the poor
man who fell among thieves
Melville. For shamel What shock
ing irreverencel Still am not alto
gether astonIshed." Miss Catherwood
interrupted. raising her eyes 10 the
ceiling. Now. II you please, we viii
be going. Miss Lane. sell my chrysan-
themums over again-and don't forget
to add what they fetch to the amount
of my original donation"
Unless you buy them yourself, no
body Will" Margery said, with a smile
of infantlne malice. They are SO big
and dull and brlcky red everybody has
shifted at them. Indeed, Mr., Satmlre
told ME when he fetched them in, Pa
mela Catherwood is your one chance
( for these"
| Indeed" Miss Catherwood was 30
near apoplexy she could not get beyond
/ the word. 'T'll give you a dollar apiece
for them" she said, and you can send
them straight 10 the Home Of the
Homeless" Then, with kissing shrek
Girl where Is my pursei had 1t a
moment back--and laid II right there
under your handv
Eyes, | saw it." Margery said. hur-
riedly turning about masses Of bios
.n,,.,, ..wno. kfta. Co%harxx,arH sf.i,.
ed her suspiclously, crying ierkily all
! the whole: MY purse Gold mounted,
the clasp set with diamonds, and a
hundred dollars! What have you done
with It'll"
"Hush!" young Warwick said imper.
atively, making to lead her away. Peo-
pie were gathering, staring. listening
cranng necks. to see all about.
| Margery let fall her hands, saying
quietly. 1T IL not here"
The words took away Miss Gather
woods last vestge OF composure. Witt
piungIng lurch she overset the flower
table, clutched Margery by both shout
ders and shook her hard, kissing out
"You You little bold faced THEIR
Stunned silence for breath; ther
. babel broke loose, Suddenly some
] one cried. Miss Cathcrwood, there's
, your purse tangled up In the lace an,
! jet on your hanging sleevew
! Miss Catherwood raised MASSEY arm
! There. true enough. the bauble CLEAN
l ed. With one gaspng look at Mar
Z gery's set. white face, she fell all In
4 moaning heap at the feet Of the gil
] she had accused. in her fall Jarrin
q down big lantern and overturning
4 amid the rubblshy decorations.
. Instantly there was Threatening
7 flare. The flames ran leaping vengc
. fully toward the groveling woman.
q she breathed them once she was los
: Margery stood over her. her slight fil
I ure outlined against heavy rich hue
] rug. Before another hand could b
@ raised her arms went up, she tore I'll
Il rug loose and, holding II bannerwis
! around and above her. dropped an
Il smothered with IL the flare at her fee
Il An hour later DIR. Archer was sayin
IS az he patted Margery's burned finger
IL Little girl, 1t was a heap more than
j, life for life. You thought only (
/. your enemy, but you saved your frIent
a as well. II the fire had gained hea'
q way every home In Eppngton migi
RI be In mourning.
il 'T'm not trying to pay you, Marger
a money cannot do that" Miss Cathe
wood supplemented from the depths
a her easy chair. But you shall be m
% heiress to prove you truly forgive m
lie and you shall marry Melville Warwl'
IA to show riches make no difference
q. true woman's love"