The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-18
HOW she
SURRENDERED
sy JAMES HUGHES

Gordon's face clouded over. bUl |
This is such a splendid chance he
nloaded ITS the opportunity OF
lifetime. II would be criminal to let
Ii pass
van don't have to-" said Amy loft |
ily. II you care more about the old
postlon than you care about your IN
tendad wife. you are at liberty TO 90 /
out tomorrow, If you want to. won
80"
oBut YOU can come home and see I
vour people every year he pleaded. /
won can come homo for three months |
every year. That's fair enough
"lr YOU loved me, she scorned, you /
wouldn't ask me TO leave mother
.lf YOU loved me, he rotortod, /
you'd be willing to come with me
Look here, Amy he pleaded, gent I
IL This Is the chance that comes I
10 a Young fellow only once. Mr. Cor |
don writes that he wants to surround !
himself with young men whom he /
knows. II ! 20 now, by the tine
am 81 shall have position that
would not come 10 me here before /
am crav.haired | know how You feel
about leaving the folks and going
clear across the continent but II you /
loved me you would be willing TO go
Then | don't love you she said,
decidedly. for | am not going
She held out to him the circlet oil
which she had been so proud, and he
placed it in his pocket book and turn
ed away.
she watched him 20 down tho walk,
and then ran back into the house TO
throw herself on the sofa in an agony
of grief. She did love Ben Gordon, bus
she thought that he should be more
attentive TO her wishes.
He had been offered an opportunity
/ 10 take place in the office OF an ola
/ friend of his fathers. II things were
RIGHT he would forge ahead with far
greater rapidity than in the eastern
bank. where five years OF iaithiGi
work had merely advanced him from
collection clerk to under hookkeeper
He went quietly ahead with mis- prep
| aratjons. and though his face fell each
morning and evening as he looked IN
/ tho mail rack in the hall for some
word from Amy, he did not seek her
out
More than once he was tempted TO
20 over 10 her house and make iaat
/ appeal even though his reason told
/ him that to do so would he to sroll
If all, At any sign Of surrender she
! would seek to press her advantage
and that he knew would only lead to
worse trouble.
Even at the last moment he waYer-
cd hut he climbed into the carriage
mai had come to carry him to the
train. and though he was posaessed
nv an almost irresistible impulse q
I ,,,r.r., tbe. driver 20 go over 70 the
ua,ens' he kept straight on toward
the station
Trains 20 minutes late. announc
cd the baggage master as he checked
his trunk. You've got about nan an
hour to wait
lie stepped ont OF the baggage room
intending 10 find seat on the plat
form and came face to face with
Amy 90
u saw YOU go in" she said =
didn't think that you would go away
without seeing me.
II did not want TO, he assured hdI
! Thought if would be better IT } haH
il would have opened the argument
and aid not want to make matters
any worse than they are.
WHY didn't you come and tell m'
van were Sorry she demanded.
.pia have tor he asked
aCouIdn't YOU realize what it meant
to me to go away and leave you
hcrc?s
You're not going to, she an
. nourced calmly THAT IS you 90"
I have to-
persisted, puzzled a
Nav ( 20, too?' she asked soitly
Z aTm SORRY was SO mean the "'Ae
,i~bt Yoq we're right and If yon
snu have me III go with YOU now
put Won can't he cried Thcr
4 is no chance to get married before th
train comes.
4 .,lo.hor and father and Dr. Cart
u,iqbt arc i'm The station. and ID
c,rtvrieht will marry us tn ten min
4 utps"
.y,u.rc a darliug," he cried.
/, .put There is one condition s'
r,-e,ined You must promise move