The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-01

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mo, Molly, not now have found
you. Never again. Molly"
"Molly?" she said, wildly staring
at him, with bewildered eyes, from
which the terror had not yet gone
who calls me Molly now? Who are
you?-oh, cannot see-the light Is
so dim--or my eyes are. | daren't
think who you may bel"
Some one who is your friend-your
friend. But come Income home
ont of this cold and dark, Molly-out
of these hateful streets
She chung to him now with both
her thin. cold little hands. He drew
her swiftly but gently to the door
way from which he came. He took
her, almost carrying her, up the two
flights Of stone stairs to his own door
His bachelor tray of coffee with lie
spirit lamp was already on the table.
He made a cup hot and forced her
tenderly to sip it. "Oh," she said, her
words cut in two with a sob how
good-how good you are to me! Is
it really you? Am | dreaming it all?
Shall | wake--outside in the dark and
the cold and the fear?"
He knelt at her feet and looked up
at her.
Darling, you shall never wake out
of this dream. 1t is land | love
you. Didn't you know | loved you
three years ago."
II thought SO. But you went
away
Il was a fool to go, but | never
meant to be villain. | was too poor
them hadn't any hope.
Poor" she said. wonderingly, as
her eyes glanced round the room, that
to her simple fancy seemed fit for a
palace.
q was poor them expected al
ways to be This money came to me
only a year ago when | had lost sight
of you. wrote Molly | wrote to
ask you to share it with me, to be my
own wife. never wanted any other
woman
You wrote to me?"
Eyes. the letter came back. Your
address was not known. | lost you.
Oh my precious one, | have found
you now! | never will let you 60
THE winter after you We're with |
us" she began, stumbling in the con-
fusion of her mind over her words, |
chat next winter, three years ago !
nearly, my mother died. | had not a |
penny in the world when our debts
wers paid l had no home; there
was one offered me; you remember.
perhaps. young Brown, DR., Pilsbury's
George Brandon nodded he could
hardly repress a smile at the remem- Il
Jrance of his rival and faint ghost
Of a smile fitted over the girls face
Tor an instant. and then passed
"Ah. | know you used to laugh at
eim-and | did, too. Poor Sam. But
though he was so uncouth and ugly,
50 unlike you, ought not to laugh,
even to smile, at him. He was faith
full and true and | had not friend
He wanted me to go to live with his
mother till he could afford to marry
me. But could not, could not.
never could forget you"
George laid his lips on her hands;
le had not yet attempted to caress
Ter.
Il could not stay there. People
we're not friendly or kind. Mrs. Brown
md her daughters were very angry
With me. | answered an advertise
nent as a mothers help near London,
md went there. 1t was very,
cry hard place They gave me very
title. and | had no rest, | had four
title children always to look after.
'hey were not kind to me. But |
tayed on for two years, for | did
ot know what else to do.
Then my health broke down, and
irs. Stokes sent me away ! could
ot do the work any longer. l--oh,
,corge-I don't know how to tell you
hat terror / went through next, |
1ok situation! | thought it so easy
he lady so kind but ! found-l found
she was bad | did not know there
,ere such wicked people, such evil
avs, i'm the world. | ran away with
Mt a penny. without anything belong
~ to me, and did not know where
, go. IT was very cold and | had
o shelter. tainted, and a police
ian took me to the nearest hospital.
was happier there; ! was safe; they
ere good to me, and ! thought 4
1ped-I was going 10 die. That was
ISL spring-tbe early spring. was
ary III. and they kept me six months v
hen I came out ! did not know j.
hat to do. where to go. There was i
poor woman in there; she was very
1or. but she was as kind 10 me as &
,e could be. She said could sleep J.
her room If would earn some q
oney; she could not afford to give
r. food She told me ! could get al
mething by singing In the street
was ashamed-bitterly ashamed q
II tried ! did not know what else %
do You-you won't think too bad
Of me. will you?" te
Her head dropped; he could only
2 the rough curly. russell hair, cut OIL.
ort on the little head. His soul "
armed over her He took the poor f1
tie head into his arms. and hid II