The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-18


gle Monahan. you ought to know
there's no Brophy's. At least none
that | ever heard about.
| With my hand over the mouthpiece
SO that nobody heard but Edward,
ordered supper fit for, king-or a
chorus girl! What didn't orderl
Champagne, broiled lobster. crab
meat, stuffed pimentoes kirschkaffee
everything I'd ever heard Beryl
Blackburn tell about.
Say. say" interrupted Edward,
coming out after me. That's enough
1 of that stuff Tell him to send In a
4 Scotch and soda and-what-"
For at that moment the connection
was made and cut in sweetly with:
Mrs Edward Ramsay?-just a
minute"
Mag, you should have seen the
mans facet 1t was red, it was white:
1t was furious, 1t was frightened.
| put my hand moment over the
mouthpiece and turned on him then.
I've got her on the phone at Mrs,
Gates house, Shall ! tell your wife
| where you are. Edward? just
moment, Mrs. Ramsay, hold the
wire; some one wants to speak with
you"
You little devil!' His voice was
thick with rage
Yes, you called me that some
time ago, but not in that tone. Quick,
now-the door or Waiting,
Mrs Ramsay"
He moved toward the door,
How'll know you won't tell her
when I'm gomez" he growled.
Merely by my saying that
won't" answered, CURLY. You're
In no position to dictate terms;I am
But could, without leaving the
phone, latch the chain on the door
behind him. leaving it half open. SO
he must have heard the rest.
Yes, Mrs Ramsay, waiting"
croaked like the driest kind of hello
girl, II was mistaken. 1t was mes
sage left to be delivered to you-not
some one wanting to speak with you
Who am I? Why, this is Central
Here Is the message VIII be with
you in half an hour Signed Ed.
ward, ~. Yes, that's right
thank you. Good night"
hung up, gave the door a touch
that shut it in his face and went back
into the dining-room to throw open
the windows. The place smelled Of
alcohol; the moral atmosphere left
behind by that bad old man slckened
me.
I leaned out and looked at the stars
and tried to think Of something sweet
and wholesome and Strengthening
"Ah, Nance cried to myself with
a sob had pretended to take II
lightly enough when he was here, but
now~-"if you had heard of girl who
like yourself this evening, anexpeet
eddy met two men she had known, and
the good man ignored her and the bat
one followed her--oh, Nancy-whai
sort Of girl would you think she
was at heart? What sort Of hope
, could you imagine her treasuring fol-
her own future? And what sort Of
4 significance would you attach tor"
And just then the bell rang again.
This time was sure 1t was you
| And, o Maggie, ! ran to the dool
eager for the touch Of your hand ant
the look in your eyes. was afrait
| to be alone with my own thoughts.
was afraid of the conclusion to which
4 they were leading me. Maggie 1
! ever a girl needed comfort and en-
: enlargement and heart sning, dix
, then.
And | got it, dear
\ For thore was man at the door
, with a great basket OF azaleas- pale
/ innocent things and letter for me
Here 1t is. Let me read it to you:
MY DEAR MISS OMAR
I. once on d time there was a Luckles
7 Pot, marred In the making, that had tn
Il luck to be OF service to plpkn.
II WAS a saucy Piplsiu, though a yer
: winning one, and II had al the healt
= physically Morally--moraly. that yonn
| Pipkin was In d most unwholesome cor
n dition, Already ~ fair. smooth surfac
y was scratched ana fouled. II was un
n tanned and It's responsibility 10 Keep tina
good intact. And It seemed destined t
crash itseif 10 pieces among pots OF base
4 metal
I. What the Luckless Pot did was little
q being ignorant of the art by which dia
d monds. may. be attained easily and hor
VI estly--bnt II gave the little Pipkn
chance.
I What the Pipkin did with that chanc
the Pot learned tonight. with sue
pleasure and satisfaction as made It In
possible for him not TO share II wit
!, her SO while he sent Burnett out
y tho conservatory 70 cut azaleas, he wr,ol
! he felt when, In that nicely polished
= neatly decorated and sclf-respectlng Ve'
n sci on exhibition In Mrs Gates red room
q he recognized the poor little Pipkin {
= other daya
The Pot, an you know was q sort (
y stranded Bit Of clay that had nev'
| nllcd the use for witch pots arH create
3 He had little human TO interest him. Tl
tate OF the Pipkln therefore,. he no
often POWDERED on; and. In spite OF In
probabilities. had had faith In . certal
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