The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-04

1 sHlfl ha'c hiH w inyscil 'ohu
tout"
laughed aud left her. There was
| fine originality III the idea Of pension.
ing off mans sweetheart.
She left Paris by the Calais train
next morning, and for d week I heard
nothing. Then eablcgi'am came to
my address, in which words were Law
ished riotously. Even millionaire
would not have scattered money broad
east into the telegraph department like
that except in d moment Of extremity,
Condensed, 1t said that she had failed
in her negotiations all round The
sweetheart refused; the parson would
not listen to reason and was living be-
hind balricaded doors, and consequent
ly she. Mariquita. was furious.
Knowing her as I did, / smiled grim
" at thoughts of the scenes with which
| that sleepy south coast village would
| be thrilled And I'm afraid i secured
10 me that the pull-up would do her
good,
The cabicgram wound Up with the
cool command that should go over in
stantly and assist her TO gain her ends.
or course II was Just the sort OF thing
Mariauita might BE expected to ask,
but saw no particular reason for com.
pliancc and so cabled a refusal
Cant come, No use II ] did. You
won't get him anyway"
As fast as the clerks could fash 1t
through the wires a reply came, thus:
See here. Help me all You know TO
get him, II fail you may propose TO
me for the seventh time. and I'll say,
Yes, darling""
II was a quaint offer and, coming
from any other woman on earth, it
would have made me raDld. But Mari
quita was Mariquita and law unto
herself. So went there and then
without waiting to pack
She was stopping at the Grand at
southampton, and her greeting was a
nod and the question, "Well, what's
yonr schcme;'
My dear girl, ! couldn't make any
I'LL knew how the land lay"
"Peste. You should have mapped out
fifty to suit every contingency. But il
you are 50 dull wittod listen They are
TO be married almost directly. do not
know how you cold hlooded English
work such things but fortunately some
delay seems necessary. Still, their
banns. whatever those may be, have
been called out twice"
1Then. by Joye, MarIquita, you've
only weeks law They evidently
funk YOU desperately and are going to
get safely tied together out OF harms
way There's only one method of pre-
venting It that can see Order round
your yacht kfdnap him on board, and,
once safely at sea. you can afford TO
wait for terms"
! said this more or less in irony, but
TO my disgust she took il up promptly.
Yes that has good points, though it
is not altogether practical. as my yacht
is at Marscilles."
She rang the hell and sent for the
manager OF Tie hotel. The man put
in an appearance very promptly.
What large yacht is there here
ready for sea-"
Lord Raybury's schooner clears fol
the south Pacific tomorrow, madame
''Ownel?'
Lord Raybuiy'
Where does he live"
lie IS now staying here, madame"
Good Show me 10 his rsom"
ar madame viii follow me-"
The pair Of them left me, ana In
about sixteen minutes time she return.
cd. She sank into chair and laughed.
Your English nobleinen are very
funny | told that one, without any
beating about the bush, that wanted
70 buy his yacht He asked me If !
wished TO insult him said did he
think she was worth 10000 He re-
marked fri9idly that as she stood
she represented E15.O00, whcrcupon !
promptly offered him 100000 and
brought out my check book and filled
him up form. He took it like n lamb. /
Moneys a great thing isn't it?"
Hum, You have been smart about /
II. Can / conclude the arrangements I
for yuu:T
"No. PACKED or his icy lolpship TO
manage that thought he'd do ii bet
ter than you could. Now please tell /.
me how you intend to kidnap my shy I
one on board"
~. most imperialT'
Yes you. My imperial highuess is
pleased 70 deputc that tri /
fling service TO your hands"
But the thing cant be done. It's
against the law, Why, # would entail I
penal servftude and don't know what /
besides You aren't in your cutthroat
South America now, Mariquita."
"Timidc! A pstachio for your in
sular straitlacedness. You have prom !
ised. amigo. and bold you to your
word of honor. order; it is for you
10 obey"
How that dreadful piece Of midnight /
man lifting was accomplished | blush
even now TO recollect When ! broke, /
into his room the wretch
cd victim was writing laboriousiy on I
blue fooIscap. Al his elbow was an
open book. which no coyly shut ON my
slipping II beneath a news
paper He was copying out his sermon f
for the ensuing Sunday.