The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-25


9 reflected, the wandering AMI wara~
: Ing might be turned to account Henyr
9 May could hardly be- called 4 raj
8 widower - he had but married nm
sweetheart on her deathbed for tn
! privilege Of soothing her last feyered
Z hours. That was five years back. ~
he had been wonderfully constant II
was only this last year that he had
been seen anywhere but at church
Sally's blue eyes were still those a.
q child-at least to the casual glance.
. Looking TO their depths, there was
, something more. Sally had light.
small feet and moved like thistIedowr,
III summer airs. When the PLAYING
began she was the star. She had me-
shone IN the candy pulling; Ii va.
nard work. and. besides, she bateJ
ner pulling partner, Sandy Roberts.
AZ made her almost sick to touch handa
Win him In the folding OF their candy
skein. After the first time she had let
60 the candy, thereby giving Sandy d
fal or So He meant to yet even with
her IN the playing by fioosing her OUT
OF inc very first ring md kissing her
NOT once, but many les.
Possibly Sally ected a. much
certainly she fov shy OF any ring
Where lie stood Since lie was
me singer and .dy leader. that cut
hef our Or M ~ things. but she did
not very much mind. Silas yenn. the
Oldest and staidest Of the widowers.
somehow took her under his protection
anu saw to II that she was not lone-
some Miss Mary-Bet chuckled to see
1t.
THINKS he's same as in the family
ana heln good to little Sis she said
70 hefself, adding after breath, "but.
unless miss my guess, he's goin' To
ger the sack. Louiza looks like she
plum wropped up In John Trottar.
he $ been tellin' her all about the cir
cuses he's went to ever since the call
come to pull candy"
evidently John was much fiattered.
ne talked on and on through Swing
ga Liza through Mister Blusfer.
hrough Oats, Peas, Beans ana Bar.
eyy and to the beginnings or ~snap."
snap fofbids conversation. alhait
~ destitute Of singing. Loniza was
beautiful runner swift ana sure
atcher. What need to add that she
as futhlessly snapped on to the floor
most as soon as ever she sat down?
SANDY Roberts In especial. got her
" Whenever be could, and since he
as the life Of the game that was very
zen. But when, IN thecourse Of play.
re became part Of the stump. he
fought 1t would be great sport to ret
mself irregnlariy the pursuer OF Sal
lie caught her. Of course. although
G made him pant for It, and would
Y let her go until he had given her a
sounding smack The next minute
measured his length on the raa car
T. siias Venns fist Ind sent him
ere, and silas himself stood over him
ID eyes that said plainly, Come out.
Ie and settle IT.
lhen something happened: something
talk about for at least a generation
uiza, the meek and mild, the gantlesf
'atufe living, few at Sllas in rare
'ok him hard aud whirled him aside.
u stopped over the PROSTATE SANDY
sobblng Tiff he hurt ron. I'M
nun. Get up Sandy. darlin'.
tt care who knows now"
andy rose to his feet, to the occasion
leres mix got to be Strengthened
folks.Y he said, catching tight hold
-ollza's hand. We're goin' to mar
'eXt week, If we have to run AWAY.
been waitln' aud waitin' tin sha
might tell the old folks. They
Ike me, but they'll have to lump
andy, ! beg your pardon shake,
ought you were after somebody
silas Venn said joyously. edging
llys side. I'm goin' to speak ont
she snid. If Sally won't have
II stay lone widower till the end
days. How is IL. little gaI7r
umph Look at her face. She's
lorin' you since she saw ron cry
your wife's buryin'." Mary Bet
r the irrepressible broke In. And
I ashamed to say I've loved Hen.
lst as long. He-he's lust now
1t ont But It's all comm
-
cept for me-" John Trotter inter.
i, crestfallen.
was thirty seven, if be I'D ad.
only thirty-three. He had, more
flock Of girl children. That was
Louiza had been set down SO
his special benefaction. He look-
'eculatively at Miss Mary-Bet
all, she didn't show the five years
Pm them.
'onder II you'd look Mt fellow
e and shape" he murmured I'm.
'ath.
Mary Bet shook her head NJ
II said in bis own key 1T must
arryin' IN catchin'. same as
:. Come. and let's talk II over
her time"