The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-03
Two Maiden's Problems
BY HENRY w. FOUNTAIN.
Copyright 1906. bv Daily stors pub. 90,

For you see 1t meant moro to her
than II did to him. lie had still his
life and ease and pursued the even
tonor OF his way, The summer idyll
while most delightful was but an in
cident To her it was the catastro
phe OF her life, the burial of her
Ideals, the end Of her hopes. AND
she swore upon the altar of her ideals
that some day she would make him
pay the price for his treachery.
llme passed on and one beautiful
tall some ten years later the Girj
came again to the Springs. Time
does v|nderful things Besides heal
ing the crying hurt of her quiverina
heaft, 1t had made a very different
woman of her The old grandmother
mad dled a year after her first visit
TO the Springs, and, marvel Of mar.
Vels, had left her entire fortune to the
Insignificant girl who had cared for
her SO patiently for so many weary
years. As possessor of this great for
tune she had chosen to travel and to
mix with the best and greatest of the
earth From callow girl she be.
came one Of the wisest and most at.
tractiye women of the earth. Beyond
count were the hearts laid at her
feet-but she would have none Of
them. Her romance had had its day
and died. And so she came back to
the Springs most sought for and
self-poised woman of the world.
Now at this time, strange to say
Mr.. Frederick WalEing Hapgood
also appeared at the Springs-this
time. however drawn there wholly
for medicinal reasons Through
series of reyerses the great fortune OF
his wife had been swallowed up and
Hapgood unframed in any money
getting vocation, had been unable to
support his wife in even decent com
fort The shame and humiliation had
so preyed upon his mind and spirit
that he had sickened and was max,
ing a last struggle to regain health
sufficient 70 so in and make a fight
to establish himself
All This and much more did Marie
learn during the first few days at the
Springs. And she laughed in tri
umph at the spectacle Of this man in
the very ashes of defeat At last her
revenge was before her and she set,
lied down TO enjoy it to the very las.
sip.
One day she met him, stif brayely
lebonair ana handsome. but in his
yes was the mark Of the hunted
md upon his features was the prom
Sc Of death. And that night she
bought long and prayerfully and her
pillow was wet with tears for the frst
ime in many years On the follow
ng day she summoned her lawyer
rom the city and despite his pro
osts at her plans, sent him scurrying
Jack with instructions the most in
,eratiYe ever lawyer had. Presently
gain appeared Mr. Lawyer with in.
ormation which disclosed the true
nwardness Of the Hapgoods' affairs
{ then appeared that a sum Of money
considerable it is true, but very
mall IN proportion to the amount in
olyed-would rescue the fortune Of
Irs Hapgood and start them again
long the lines of prosperity.
Go and pay it," she commanded.
And be certain that mo human be-
ng except we two knows how it was
aid"
"But it viii cost half your fortune"
reclaimed tile lawyer, aghast
You heard my orders" replied the
irl YEARLY Good night
And this finally was her revenge
he had the somber JOY of watching
he color return TO his cheek-which
did when the terrible financial
train was removed, and when he re-
irned to his wife buoyant and hap
Y. she gave him her hand and wished
inn Godspeed In all he desired.
She sent him back to the woman
q had married never knowing the
irl whom he had taught to love
i'm and who loved him still, despite
is desertion, had saved him.
This was her revenge.