The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-04

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,ossing her lead "Oh. want that
dump Of cardinal flower" leaning as
she spoke toward the shelving shore;
Wills shook his head "Shakes,H be
said laconieally. speaking very loud;
then, III low aside; there's where we
quarrel Jess. Insist upon getting out.
The bishop to be is coming down the
path
ooh, Mr., Bcveridge," Jessamine cali
ed eagerly. do come ana pick some
! bowers Cor me. want to pick them
myself, but iindsl am prisoner"
with a withorlng glance at wills
Beverdee ran down 10 tic waters
edge wont yon let me rescue youE
he cried, holding out his hand. jump.
promise yon Shall gci nothing worse
shan a pair Of vet feet hy t."
este nee1n't have even them" Wills
said boorlshir. 4if youll agree to see
her to tie house I'll lie elad enough TO
put her ashore. Not ID The humor for
walking myself and still less for botan-
izing.
Half an hour Ii er Mrs, Brooklnerc
was surprised ana. ii truth must be
spoken. not wholly pleased to see Jes-.
samme saunterihg home, Ter hands fun
Of scarlet bloom, with the Rev. Bewly
Beveridgc Mt her elbow. Now tho min
lister had Ioen mndam's own compan-
ion all Though the earlier afternoon.
and. tl9Hgh he had NOT said much
quite TOO little to make madam aware
Of her own state of miud-he had look
ed unuttcrdbly Things, She had found
the loos.ng pleasant was of the
women made to he married, childleSs.
although she had buried three lus-
bands, ard stll possessed of an alert
aud Lively vanity She liked to see her
aalGe II ,ae head Of lists of patron
esses, c specially missionary sud rescue
bands Further, flattery Was meat her
soul loN ed to feed on. The Rev. BeWly
had found that out at about the second
minute and acted upon the knowledge
Indeed. his mind was pretty We'll male
up to marry her before the Interview
ended But then he had not seen Jes-
samine In this mood. Jessaminc upset
his calculations; she fairly swept him
of his feet.
MADAM was sadly puzzled through
out the next week Wills haunted the
house rs much as ever. though Jessl-
mine openly tiouted him. at The same
time smiling shy propltiation at tho
bishop 70 be- lie also was IN maze.
Jessamine's encouragement was too
elusive TO warrant giving over his pur-
suit of madam, yet sufficiently unset
thing to make him at times distrait.
Wills glarei At him and ostentatiously
ignored him. II was that which gave
him the strongest hope. Wills must
be ieal )us--madly jealous. IL only
BeveriC ge had never begun to court
that oil woman! She was in the be
ginning eager to play fairy godmothcr
II was sickening to feel that be he'd
disturbed this pious purpose, making
the lady feel that she was not TOO old
to inspire grand passion number four
Prese ltly he began to see light lie
would have ii out with Jessamine-ask
her piuinply to be Mrs Beveridgc and
If she said YES" go TO madam for her
bessinr. along with an apOcryphal tale
OF distant wooer ready to sue fer her
hand. He could make 1t appear he
had been finding out her mind toward /.
a fourth marriage II would go hard I
with him. but that somewhere he /
would flnd a man 20 make good. In
deed. providentially he already knew
the man--a college president poor and f.
plots. entitled to write half the alpha
bet 'after.hfs name m honorary dist nc I
tons. ~-ith children all safely married. /
and much IN want of good home 50 I
he went straight to Jessamine. begging
her 10 sing TO him. The music room (
was at tho very end Of the house. thus I
well aiIart There was small chance /
of interruption. Al the rest were busy Z
with mes or flirting or walking IN /.
the flower garden under a white rlooa. I
Jessainine went with him. walking |
high headed and joyous. At the door T.
OF the parlo~s she waved him forward. I
running back herself upon some err
rand be did not understand. What
ever it was. she DID it very quickly.
I.c hah hardly found the songs he
wanted when she WAS beside him. smil- /
Ing AZ Linn IN the most bewiltlerins I
fashion. As he reached for tie music 4
her haild a parently 10y chance fell !
lightly upon his lie tried 10 hold it. I.
but sic saatched # away. turned from /
him and began 70 sing very softly. lie 1
watched her with burning eyes. his /
breath coming hard and fast Az she .
MADE &, rise he PIT his arms about
her and gathered her % his breast. say /
ing hoc-sely "Jessamine. darling. won't 1
Won make music for me always: I'm /
loss you TO my life viii be wasted %
~ or you ara not iB earnost-'' Jcg-a. I
mine said. slipping from his arms and /
avcrtiLg bal face 3ou. who are SO .
great 50 wise. 50 go,d. need another
sort of wife somebody who can hoip .
you II should bc only a burden"
a Blessed burden one shall re-
joioc . carry. Beyeridge said. trying /
TO take her land She dgew away nom /
him. sayin rs though in despair: You 4
toa are piayiHg with me You really 4
want gtaiiilm other
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