The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-01

Hatties slender little hands locked
and unlocked themselves together nery
ously in her lap, and her restless eyes
looked out upon the western sky arlow
with pink anJ purple -luut:s against
an amber background without con
scousness Of the presence al any cG!or
or light
Uneasy about me. Why" che sail
at last, with an effort
"Because you are troubled ana viii!
not tel me the cause; because yonr eZ-
cuses are childish ridiculous. Why viii
you not marry me, Huttief' He had
bent toward her til his face was 50
near her own that his quici; breath
touched her cheek.
She raised her face TO his appealing
". If | only might. But I caanot !
never can, Henry"
DYou need me" he said, drawing he
into his nritis.
That night Hattie fell on her knees
beside her bed ana buried her face in
the pillows.
oh. mamma. mamma. try always
to remember you, always 10 obey you
The warm Weather came on earlier
than usual ana was more oppressive
than the oldest inhabltant could re
member 1t ever to have been at the
same time Of the year This summer
the vegetation was ranker, the sun
hotter; the frequent rains brought lit
lie freshness. only a humid heat. and
Tia alr was heryy Win perfume. the
fragrance 0c August lllics ana night
blooming jasmine and deadly with mil
asma.
You must make up your mind {
leave town. Wayland said 10 Hattie
Il box for yellow fever 10 break out
at any time. believe 81 s. hero now"
Hattie smiled in . defcrcntlai plcas
ant way she had when disasrcelrg
with him II was this way Of hers io
hrd come 10 dread
II think not" she replied. AT any
rate. am not afraid"
II was evident that great uneusi1ess
was felt all over the city. Sanitary
laws were passed aud rigldly enforced.
an,a citizens were warned to keep with
in doors after nightfaiL Correctly read
ing the signs OF the times, many con-
servative men took their families out o.
town. But, though all this unrest was
known and understood. the announce
ment by the board Of health that yei-
low fever was epidemic in Memphis
came as great shock to most OF the
people and produced regular stam-
pede from the city.
Wayland hurried 10 see Hattie. He
felt desperate and looked haggard and
careworn.
you win not longer refuse TO be my
wife, - be said. 1T is a case Of life and
death now"
But she did refuse
From his frultless visit the Young
man went on 70 the business part Of
the eity. Main street vas fun Of hur.
rytBe, busy. excited throns Batreis Of
turning tar were placed at irregular
distances the full length Of this thor.
oughfare. and the ascending smoke
seemed TO darken and clog the afr. In
the general confusion he met Sarah
Lindsay
81 shall see you at the train tonightT
she questioned.
Il may 90 down Ia say gOodhy." be
replied '-bht l am not going away"
why" she asked.
HeioJkef AZ her. and sire understood
4 must sec wbat tecomes Of Der
0rst,- he said and passed On. From tie
Fallway station that evening Wagiane
wcu1 to'scc Hattie TIC had left eeeRG
thousands Long trains TTsss ieaf'tEg
It .n.ervsls % Two hours. every eczes
csn &c eVs-sovzs- he found /. czlG.
sslt s5Etai,ed woz-G7. W s1spic!ez g
fear iurksd e her pretty tace- 4
Hattie placed the light 50 that i