The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-04

"lNNh, dHU SpuHS anu pllHDlc duu
tractable, would marry her to-day and
defy the world
He heard her pitiiul story the old
story OF q pretty aud voluptuous young
ltalian girl debOnair man of the
/ wOrld-and Il child without name.
/ Who the handsome stranger was
who flashed across her orbit for a brief
moment. and then passed on, she had
/ no sort OF conception, except that no
was a gentleman, and that his dal-
4 lance by the wayside with her was a
distinct concession on his part, anu a
cause for pride on hers
4 Here was the proper combination.
The girl gave promise of all her moth.
| ers Latin bemlty-and II was fair TO
assume she inherited some OF the good
| blood OF the father.
a bargain was quickly struck, and
for comparatively small sum but
one which exceeded the mothers Wild
est cream OF aYariee-little Anita be-
| came the ward of Beattie All once
he removed her from the asylum ana
placed her in most competent hands.
The finest schools the most exclusive
surroundings. the most expensive
clothes money without stint. music.
art, travel, literature, bright compan-
ions an were hers.
Ana ever was instiled into her ear
that she was growing up 10 be the
bride Of the great and rich Mr. VIII
nam Beattie He made no mistake.
He saw her but seldom. ana always
at his best, He layished nice things
upon her. He surrounded her with
clever people. who sung his praises
ana flied her with wonder that so rare
web OF fate should have ben spun
by the gods for any girl.
Finally after school days were over
and the trip abroad had been made,
she was brought to him like ripe
peach for the eating. And never nad
he seen so tempting a sight. His cup
o. happiness was overlooking
lie had been very careful that Anita |
had met no other men That had been
me one relentless and uncompromislne |
rule OF her educational DAYS. Now |
he proposed to clinch matters before |
any untoward incident could occur.
He mad his little talk with her, and she
acquleseed TO his programme with a
slight blush on her perfect olive check.
bur with no strong umult in her
breast She had known an about If
foI years. She was not at all opDosed
10 the programme In fact. she liked
IL immensely But there was no pas
SION IN the equation-on her part
First and foremost there was 10
pc a great betrothal reception. al
which Anits Was to be presented to
society az the future Nrs. william
Beattie. The wedding was to follow
almost Immediately Beattie proposed
to take no chances
but tate has strange and unaccount-
able freaks. There drifted into mat
betrothal reception one Richard Tom-
para, q young mining engineer, only
two years out of college, and those
TWO years spent in hard work in Mex-
ico. great, towering, splendid fell
low was Lombard. with the birth ind
breeding OF a gentleman, and a mag
netlc presence-possess of that soma-
things which attracts women everv-
where. His two years Of outdoor ufs
had bronzed his skin and given him
mat touch OF magnificent masculinuy
which nothing but the hand-to-hand
conflict with nature can give.
The moment his blue eyes met the
black orbs Of Anita both knew that
omethine was happening within them.
There was opportunity for but few
words but the eyes spoke the only
anguage worth listening to. and when
ate IN the evening Lombard came and
'hered his arm TOR a breath of fresh
Iir on the veranda, she took II as 4
natter of course, her heart humping
% hard as to make her afraid il
would he heard
what happened on the veranda. or
n the moon-llt lawn. nobody knows.
lnly this is known On the following
1orning William Beattie found note
n HIS breakfast table n read.
Mr.. Beattie: thank Won for an
our Kindness and your devotion. bur
have a life to live as well as you.
When you receive this will be the
life Of Richard Lombard and 800
lilies away. | would rather be mis-
life for one day and live m a tent
.ith him. than to be mistress of YOUR
lanson and your millions for a hum
red years. Girls may be won. but
ot bought Forgive and forget me.
nita"
2CY-HE GETS