The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-31

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thinner than when she last saw him
and he had a rather worn and worried
looh. A little child of five or six
years was lettering along as we'll, with
her head turned the opposite way from
which she was going, in the annoying
wa, that children will walk in the
street; she bumped into a busting
commercial traveller, with the result
that she sat down rather hurriedly on
the pavement and began to cry bit
terly; the commercial traveller took no
notice OF her whatever. but Broughton
stopped over her put her on her feet,
| and gave her a coin
| Mrs. Briefly just then rose tom her
! chair in the shop She was woman
/ with a sharp manner.
| Whats the matter, Maude? You
| have got tears in your eyes!"
Have |, mother? | didn't know
| IL
And the worst of II was. wherever
she went she heard his praises sung
One night she, with her father and
| mother, dined at the Murdochs. Il
was large party. AS they stood and
sal about previous to dinner being an
nounced. Mrs. Br!erley glanced with
very justiIiabe pride at Maude; she,
in rearl-gray, looked, in the subdued
light of the standard lamps, charm
ing picture of graceful refinement,
Maude was talking to a commonplace
nj "a al infiu-
enZa. There were two young fellows
near her: suddenly she heard one OF
them make a remark which seemed TO
stun her and stop the beating OF her
heart.
Poor Jim Broughton got bad
fell"
so hear. His horse threw him In
the park, | believe"
Yes served him right He had no
business to ride such a tidgety mare H.
Maude found herself praying hat she
right not faint or make scene: for
this news hurt her terribly. Poor man,
Poor dear man!
After he had got his answer that
wintry afternoon he had systematically
kept away from her; she never met
him now at peoples houses, and she
never thought she would have missed
Tim SO. And now, perhaps, he was
going to Gle The young man who
had spoken of Jims fall took her In
to dinner.
Is Mr. Broughton badly hurt?" she
asked him, in a voice she tried to keep
steady
They don't know yet he was half
stunned when picked up; the doctor
said probably his collar bone was
broken and some ribs. but all that
won't matter, as long as his back isn't
injured"
DO you think his back may be in
jured?"
There was a little catch in her voice. |
which for the life ol her she could not |
help, The young fellow glanced quick !
lv at her Was this girl in love with |
Jim Broughton? He knew Jim was
general favorite with man, woman and |
child, but he could not conceive the I
idea of anybody being in love with |
him.
Il don't know. Miss BrierIay; he
may have only wrenched some sinews
YOU can never tell; he has been rid
itg like a mailman the last few weeks,
/ can't think what has come into
hiri."
Maude felt she must do something
nr burst out crying, SO she talked hard
and fast about the Merediths dance.
tailed the subject TO death Discussed
floors, and how to make them slippery
she complained that @he music had
Leen too far away. and then said she
liked it far away; said Mrs Meredith
was the best hostess in the. world. and
then found herself agreeing heartily
with her neighbor when he said she
never introduced soul; in fact. her
was so odd that the
young man told the other young man
that he thought she was rather
'GCtty"
Next morning her father went in to
inquire for him; ne drove Maude in
with him. Maude never before or aft
nrwards prayed with such fervor as
she did that morning
When her father came out and made
bis report her heart was flooded with
ioy as If in sympathy. the sun sud
'enly beamed out bravely and a bird
narG by began to sing like a mad
hing, at least so Maude declares. Jim
says he knows there
'odldn't have been bird within
mile.
Jim Broughton was not going to die.
His collar bone was broken. and he
Vas one big bruise. but few weeks
y laying mp would, the doctor said, put
right
BY that evenings post the poor fell
CIV. who had been eating his brave
ieart out in silence for so many weeks
as; received a little note which put
lin In a state OF foolish delight
As soon as the doctor allows YOU"
: ran, you must ask two of us 10 81.
With you; ! think. perhaps. | should
commend Lucy as being the most
eetful; but am going to be one OF
heln,"
Death of Stonewall jackson.