The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-09


noon from the west side OF the house,
except the call OF those pretty, pre-
cious things snug under the carpet
calling, calling to me to come and get
them and drop bell-loying for good.
AT last couldn't stand it any
longer There's only one thing to do
when your chance won't come to you;
that IS. TO 60 to It At about four
O'Clock lit out climbed to the second
story and there Mag, always was
the luekiest girl at the Cruelty, wasn't
1? Well, there was suite 23t all torl
up, plumbers and painters in there.
and nothing in the world to prevent
boys SHINING through when no one
was watching. out ot the window and
up the flre-escape,
Just outside Of Mrs. Kingdoms win
dow lay still a minute. had seen
her and NORWAY go out together-she
all gay with finery. he carrying her
tag Tho lace curtains in 331 were
blowing In the breeze, Cautiously
parted them and looked In Every
thing was lovely From where | lay
reached down and turned back the
dap of the car oct 1t was too easy.
Those darling diamonds seemed just
TO leap up into my hand. In a mo-
ment had them tucked away in my
pants pocket Then down the fire
escape and out through 2a1, where
| told the painter I'd been to get toy
the boy In AL had dropped out Of the
window.
But he paid no attention to me. No
one did though felt those diamonds
shining like an X-ray through my very
body got downstairs and was
actually outside the door, almost in the
street and off to You, when a girl
called to me.
Here, boy carry this case" she
said
10 you know who IL was? Oh. yes,
YOU do dear old friend of mine from
Philadelphia. young lady whose taste
well, all right, III tell you: 1t was
the girl with the red coat and the hat
with the chinchilla fur.
How did they look? Oh. fairly we'll
on q blonde! But to my taste the last
girl I'd seen in the coat and hat was
handsomer
Well. carried her suitcase and fol-
lowed her back into the hotel. | didn't
want to a bit though that coat still
wonder how she got 1t back!
She sailed mp the hall and into the
elevator. and | had to follow We got
Off at he third story. and she brought
me right TO the door Of cal And then
knew this must be Evelyn.
Mrs Kingdoms out, miss. She
didn't expect you till tomorrow
Did she tell you that? Too bad
she isn't at home. She said she'd be
kent busy all day to-day with bust
ness matter, and that I'd better not
get here Till tomorrow But T."
Wanted to get here in time for the
weddng2" suggested, softly.
You should have seen her jump.
wedding! Not
Mrs. Kingdom and Mr.. Norway"
she turned white
Has that man followed her here
Quick, tell me. Has she actually mar
ried him."
"No-not yet. It's for five O'Clock;
at the church on the corner
How do you know" She turned on
me. suddenly suspicious.
Welt do know And I'm the only
person In the house that does"
Il don't believe YOU"
She took out her key and opened the
door, and followed her in with the
suitcase. But before could get II
set down ON the floor she had swooped
en- letter that was lying In the mid
die Of the table, had torn 1t open ant
then with a cry had come whrlinl
toward me.
HWhero Is this church? Come, heir
me to get to II before FIVE and III
oh, you shall have anything In tn,
world you want"
she few out into the hall, after
her. And first thing you know w
were down In the street. around ths
corner. and there In front Of TIL,
church was carriage with NORWAY
Just helping Mrs. kingdom out.
"Mother!"
Az that cry the old lady's knees
seemed to crumble under her. Hel
poor old painted face looked out ghast
II ana ashamed from her wedding
ilnory. hut Evelyn in her red Goa
New ~ her and took her In hsr arm