The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
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| staggered back. Mike, remaining
upon the stand, was Instantly trans
formed into statue Of IIibcrnian sur-
prise on pedestal and behind me
heard Bruxton utter a low exelama
ti0n. then break into glOating laugh.
The picture was moi Bartholomew's
at all. but that was IA tribe compared
to the frightfuI fact that had carried
of The portrait Of Fanny's father and
had his eyes changed. In n twinkling
! saw many appalling things The chief
Of them was Bruxton standing at the
altar Of the little Tyneport church with I
Fanny | fancied also that ! saw Bar !
tholonew's unchanged eyes staring at /
me with supreme satisfaction He had /
successfully goadcd me to this fatal 1
step saw Aunt Coriantha too |
cannot describe her posture Of indigna- /
ton She could not have regarded
real burglar with more contempt
did not see Bruxton. but heard his
chuckles.
! think Fanny must have waited mis-
chleyously for some minutes, but sud
denly her merry laugh rang out ard
| she asked;
why, Elton how did you know re
wanted papa's eyes changcdt'
l simply stared at her Was she pok
ing fun at me or offering me chance?
wildly determined 10 accept it as tile
latter and stammered:
Why, saw that is, thought his
eyes
oh now. Cridmore, you can't play
that OFF, ;" BruXton broke in with jaunty
assurance. When you broke the par
Ior shutter ana carried off the portrait
you didn't Know il was Mi 1yne's."
lie was relying on Aunt Coriantha's
favor. and successfully. too, for her IN
dignation would have burst forth ia Il
moment but for the appearance of Mr..
4 Tyne himself
What Is the excitement hereg' he
asked
"rhis young man. Aunt Coriantha
answered, has had the autacity tie
impertuence, Jasper-to take your por-
trait 10 the city and have the eyes
change6'
"Oh. he has, has hef' he said, ther
paused as IT thinking what TO 90.
east despairing glance ut Fanny
She was not friglltened-in fact, sh,
was smiling smiling at my fate-anC
you would have thought Bruxton wa
painfully racked with laughter.
"Tou must prosecute him to the full
extent, Jasper" Aunt Coriantha urge
ymdietiyey.
! prosecute himr repeated Fanny
I father What fori"
7 For malicious mischief"
"nut the young man has done lis
service, said Mr. Tyne, with twink
in his eyes-a twinkle that Fanny
> mysterionsly reflected.
- seryicew Aunt coriantha echoed
7 "Are you crazy, Jasper
4 Not bit Of it. | told YOU | didn'
n ike the eyes Of my portrait, and Ma
Cridmore has done the uuexpecte
Kindness to have them changed jus
y as | wanted them. lie has excellen
" taste in art"
! turned to him to speak, but Bru2
7 ton forestalled me.
But lie didn't know it was your pix
ture, sir"
u 10 be sure he didn't, How coul
he when Fanny and changed the Il
II cation Of my picture after Coranth
y went to the station on Saturday. Bt
~ one good turn deserves another
He broke into Il laugh that was {
d inexplicable as his quotation, and Fal
I'd ny, though busling consciously, joll
OF cd him, and while still laughing
ig walked into the hall and reappeart
= with il Tyne portrait He removed Il
cover. and there was Bartholome
20 with his eyes turned to the right. iu
ed MS had intended TO have them,
why. Jasper Tyne Aunt Corla
ha tina cried, What IN tho name Of sen
as does this carrying on mcanf'
ne ut means that | have put n stop
m. the impertnent meddlng Of this q
I'D cestor in matters that don't belong
ne, his time. He has been obstructing
interesting development Fanny GO
TIL fded the matter to me and asked !
TO have Bartholomew eyes change
sat 50 we put up my. new portrait in
IN place and took his picture to the ci
lid with us without your knowing It."
in DO you mem TO say, Jasper" Au
me Corianiha asked. that Bartlolomt
he has kept mp Ills trick of prevent
as marriages and las been trying to ke
sh. Mr., Bruxton from asking our Fan
the to be bis wife,"
ing "Wcl, | hardly think Mr.. Crldml
-cll would have done as lie has TO help
,ut Bruxton, said Fanny's father
the MY nerves tingled- ! looked for ~
all ny but she had quietly He'd
TO Then Fanny knew all tho tin
bic SIR / asked. how those eyes were
aw fecting me2"
lid "Well, she wasn't sure, but they
olo- fected her, and | did not Ike to |
nm. you until you had declared your int
lin tons But YOU haze done that now
ted rather original manner
VAS "By breaking into the house like
My burglar Bruxton said, with d last
fort.
bic "Bedad, sor," cried Mike, "Oi'll