The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-06

IT. wa sii'Ai NliAA f'i'As HHh'd INV
girl in the red coat
"Oh, its 4 voice This time. is it," said
the man beside her THE last time it
was a nose.
"Thcre was no last time.
You deny thai you fell in love with
the nose Of Il Tyrolean peasant"
Il deny that | ever do anythIng coui-
monpace."
Such as falling ia love-
The eyes under the shadow of the
white veil flashed.
such as falling in love" ~
Then the eyes grew soft. NJ
"But liked the voice. seF$ III
And the nose" "a
There was no nose" '4sB
And therefore no voice"
silly
she turned from him petulantly and
gaZed after the tramping figure in fad
ed corduroy-a strong figure with a
free swing
The vagapond was making for Il bit
Of woodland which promised coolness
The strip OF green divided the road
from d little stream, which was bound
edto the other side by pasture land.
Tie lngabond knelt and filled cup
with tie clear water From the KNAPP
sack which he carried on his back he
took bread and cheese and ATE his meal
hunsrily
After chat he stretched himself ut
fun length by the side OF he murmui-
ing water and forla long time he lay
motionlcas Undef him the ground
pulsed with the hot life of sumner
His eyes looked straight up into the
vault Of blue The air throbbed with
sunlight. and he seemed 10 float IN
space washed by golden waves
An old bullfrog, secure Ia the quiet,
sat amid the rnShes in nnwinking still
ness, and tefrapn summed itself on
a hdlf submerged rock IN the middle
Of lie stream.
The little stream and the vagabond
were good friends Every morning he
left the road TO dip into its deeper
pools and feel the coolness Of lis wa
lers.
Suddenly itre pcacc Of noos lame was
broEqn There were the gay sound Of
i coaching horn. The whistle of train.
a cheer a shout the scream Of q WON
an uld the yclp OF an injured dog.
The yagabond Jumped up and lis
tened The frog dropped into The wa
ter 'kertlop" and the terrapin follow
ed. going downstream, his head mere
black speck.
There was hubhub OF voices as the
vugabond strobe through the trees
In the middle Of the road wars Il
brilliant group The men had All dc
scended from the coach and we're gath
cred around red Coated figure For
a moment the yagabond stopped. afraid
Of what he might see Then be went
on, and closer view showed th" Girl
with the white veil sitmg in the dust
of the road. with the head Of the setter
ln her lap The dog was bloody and
the man who had sat beside her was
trying to fiud his injuries.
As the vagabond joined the grom
The girl looked up and ranght the
glance Of the steady gray eyes
You can help him. she said conf
IDENTIFY. aud the man who was examin
ing the dog turned 10 see the reason
for her tone.
II know you can. She said again
Yes" said the yagabOud simply.
But the man on his knees was not to
he nsurped
Have you any knowledge OF dogs:
he inquired
Bnt the dog answered for him At
the experienced touch he laid his un
hurt paw on the band Of the vagabond
and gave whine Of appeal For the
next few minutes the man worked husi-
ly. making a bandage OF handkerchiefS
''lt was the train.' the Girl explain
ed rs he worked. we were coming
back. and we cleared the track an
right. hut Barry was following blindly.
poor old fellow. and he was lifted over
into the ditch
His paw is broken. was the brief
answer as The vagabond proceeded to
setst expertly.
Tbs girls face was white. but she
ifiu vie ut-- diNubu-H titt Itcl OF the
women turned away. and the men lool,
I'd sympathetic
When il was done the vagabond
stood up. IF you viii let me keep him
for awhile / viii see IL there are other
injuries"
There Is no need said the man
who had questioned his knowledge.
The men M at the house can leok aft
er him"
Bur the girl ignored the interference.
Barry hates most strangers. and he
likes you. You ran Keep him. pleas e."
she said to tbe man. who stood quietly
before her. his graT eyes on her face.
bis Old sloucb hat in bis hand. Where
do you livet'
''Nou viii 6nd nae there this afi,5
no3A' be said. indicating The strip 81
v oalsnd.
II crowd Of nsnfPi women looked