The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-22
|Mis.Angel's
| Messenger

lBy ETA W. PIERCE

She was, dressed In shiny cloaF
pordered with feathers, and where i
fell back her gown showed shiny, too
Two. other folks were with hers
stout lady with her head well up IA
the air, 4 TALL, tair dude, who worf
ylolels In his button bole. The CIR
carried a bunch of yiolets, too. She
looked like an angel.
When | had sold out my papers and
got a sandwich rom the woman IN
the alley. sneaked back to the opera
house door 70 see the show come out
Presently that girl appeared again
but with another mana fat, dark
party, who wore 4 blazing stone in his
shirt front and mustaches twisted up
at the corners. The girl looked tired
and something seemed 10 have gone
amiss with her.
| didn't see her again till the day
she came 10 our court. She and got
70 be first-rate friends. Many a
hamper her coachman tugged up our
rieketv stairs. and mother and
never lacked for food nor fire from
thar time out. She was everywher6
among the poor Ct the district. | be
gan TO think il must be mighty IN
pleasant business, too. for she got
naler and sadder all the time
The weather turned cold and there
was snow. ami the rich folks were
sleiehins in the park So | thought
il went that way | might catch a
glimpse of Miss Angel and did,
For whom are you looking. Bob
by 21 says she.
For Won, Miss Angel" says J. and
| came near letting ont a yell OF pure
10Y. Twas her own self, in WALKING
dress with fur on 1t, and her hands
thrust into a biz Of huff. She were
violets again in her 1reast, and }
smeIIed en- and they were sweet
Bpf we didn't have a. talk, Shs
hadn't fairly settled herself on the
bench with me when along came the
Fat dark man, with the big stone III
his shirt front.
Il saw you from afar, Edith" SAYS
he: pray, allow me And he just
showed me aside and squeezed him
self down beside Miss. Angel. I'm
glad TO see you broad again, Edith
says he; Il called repeatedly during
your illness, but -our servants refused
to admit me,
They obeyed my orders says Miss
Angel. very cold and stiff like.
Il see that you bear me some
grudge," says he. Maybe it is about
Dacre. An. he. is sad dog - that
Dacre,"
And who has helped Dacre in his
downward way" says Miss Angel;
and her voice was uncommon sharp.
We'll. really. don't pretend 10
know" says the fat man Some say
il is that French actress, Bebe, ann
tha. she has mysterious forest bow
or al Hemlock Hollow. a few miles
out Of the city. to which Dsere make
frequent plgrimsses have ressor
10 think the rumor true. Dacre is
great fsvorite witt Jour sex Then
his fast male con- 4ilions--"
stop! II is .emptible, sir. tt
SANDER the abs ~ Dacre's closes
eompanion has .'cen yourself, Col
Hay. TO you ives his financial
ruin. AS for other charge. ano
she grew az wi IS chalk, I'm tel
Won frankly cot believe word
OF IL Dacre is az victim OF CRAFTY
foe. who folio Tim IN the guise oil
a friend
My dear + 60" said the fat man
are Won not tile unreasonable? !
did not susp' "a couid so sharpis
resent NV b, , statements. 10 b.
sure Dacre ,nce your lover, ana
You broke the cement because
your father in upon IT,
Won poisoned MY fathers mind
AGAINST Dacre. saws she. and. being
N. he believed Al that YOU said"
you refuse 20 believe in his little
errors, Well here Is = message which
he gave me 20 wire not an hour aso.
nc thrust 2 psper under her ewes.
didn't have on my company man
ners, and ! hooked loo. This is VIVA;
J read;
4 sail tomorrow for Australia. tc
BEGIN life over again. must take
Bc5e vita me. ! cannot bear 10 leave
her win come tonight
You have SAID enough says Miss
ANGEL. Leave me now. Col Hay
ais face grew track as thunder bB,
he got up from The beneh and went
away. She sat awhile. looking down al
the ground; then says she.
Bobby. IL you Rad a friend whom
you had loved and trusted q Ions
time. and you should see him lying
very low-perhaps in ths dust az YOU
feet. and all the world turned against
him-tclI me. vhst would sou do
why. lend him hand, Of eourse,
saws 7
She bent and kissed ms-heaven snc
sarfh. Yss shs sisssd me-
Bobby. saw she. r don't mos
zhsrs Mr Dscts -sn Re found ane
bsd ssksi Ccl Hzv - rrrid NO.
~. told ne 1sr must ssnd pacrs
token. ard n fs1sf resrh him to
aizhf 7 pricssi up my ears. =
have not a servant thst can trust
with SUCH a Nicer SAYS she. and
time presses 70 seek Tar for nv
messenger
II yoa'te avn 81 send ~
Isssre. ia take if. -s.st
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