The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-19
SYDNEY'S BET.
ny BURKE JENKINS.


how he happened 10 make Il.
sydney ara were dining at rather
swaagcr restaurant IN Providence W,
had cogrsed the menu as far as IN,
salad There entered from between
the PALMS that aankad the doorway
the pretty er and her escort
Nhaa | say the pretty girl | near
the pretty girl tor must confess
have never esn my ideal Of the beau
uui iii woman SO fully realized But
/ tho numerous chances in their direC-
ticn were not spent wholly upon her
for her escort was also treat to tha
eye that appreciates the handsome in
mal
With none Of the effennacy Of tho
! dandy. his appearance revealed the
careful man, the man whose care ex-
tends itself from mere dress to a
proper development of muscle that
must not shame the massive frame
that nature has bestowed. He was
sturdy specimen
Now. sydney is slight and not over.
powerful Accordingly when the cou-
pie were seated not far from us, and
when sydney made The proposition Of
the bet aforementioned, | clinched the
wager quickly enough
Il pet you 9i0 wiz asa that eifI
to have a bottle Of wine, he repeated
"iln ei''laasis'
Go you.' answered.
sydney rose win CAIN deHperatlon'
gave niue Tug 10 ms dies5 waist
e'2t ana @@Hls @fea ever ~ tAe dlit'~
Ton 81 me neal waiter y suodued
conversation eaaied between that l'iht- /
uoHafy ana agahey' IN the course o. .
+ Il.eh 'oll't 'il4s 1oli7, sfeeA aiio US
PASSED from 7soney 10 ING lane'loli-
airy.
Nith suitable iVe-doliar smile, the
head waiter LED sydney back INTO nose
Mysterious regions where cneIs are tae
priests ana walters the only "ofsillp-
s.s. t'e 1l,silea. , - gol,s5 was D7
oo'''''-s 9o-''. IA -
/ s.aAeea ~ oor eo0ple hey Wefo
showing ilalNe0 9I7NS VI l''l''' 'ei,e1'
Lar hp oue nag w tah9h 'lai' oiueI
! --1l 'le wins oo'' a. 'He ieai
i'--i - Z.
: ~, ~, : -. ~ - 80,
7 {, - 80 - 80.
','''= s'''.e e.'-i' .lt.. = ~ ~ & ~
80 ma" s7o.''e p'','
il' Do"eu a''9'i.'S' P'uu'49u t'au a'i'
-l1l1 anu - - po,tss-5 49, ~ =, ~
: " ailii-7 w Y WIZ. ot'1 ~ -"
-. .''.' -.
a s..5 t5ara IN ,6.ra ., dnsg neil
.agsat..ns rar no n,esf rsrt The
n,r, ,nnra,.a4
c,h.w ,,5 5,,.r thotr men, c,r3g
,at;se55 Mn ina - ma, GA.
lev,s chance came Addressing the
Gentleman. he asked further by way
f suggestion.
ekyur Won bava hottie of wine
.irqo
",1o lint viii have a Toby Of
ream ale
sydney na1a the item and tbon
r,,e5 toword ,bs girl
win Won have hottie Of wine
1adam?a he asked.
uis hot was won tIo looIed ovo, +
nd canght INV eve npon him. Gravity
ouId stana the strain M longer Svd. o
ey's gunaw was echoed by mine. syd.
ey's hand even went TO his side in d
ain. a
From puzzled look the face of the g
IRIS escort went to one of quick an d
or. y
What's tho meaning of thiq9" he ii
-ied. rising and pushing the chair u
ack from him. t.
The girl was bacomfrc FRIGHTENED q
Don't get excited. Tom" she said
r-,,. ,,,i.,,. ,,..e.,t ..f,l 49, ...... d
,a ana aoara..,o5 ST. 80
=. o- - ba5 b.. ,,an. 1,.. W
IN. bt- hti..t.,. ' - '0" WY 70.
'..,..-, -. -,---.,-.. -, 81
~ " ,a ~ Guy 1Hplaha' lou' %
- - o''s' ~
ny ''-'a ~ '''. ''''e '''L. as ~ u
.,.a- -, -''' 49,, , 1s - -,
49,, 80, '''' uNN'' ii''ss' w
'.,.. .,,'..' ','e -. E.
1T only JOKE explained Syahey =
''s
B .Itt. fA. N tII. EeI me ldHEn 100.