The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-14

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

raised his nat bhu shlu'
Mrs Sands.
The lady looked up and met kihuiy
glance with one the reverse OF klhai'
ness it was icy cold,
you have forgotten me- sald lhe
man,
Not at all | have good reason 10
remember ogden Rockwell
The man stood, evidently undecided
whether to return TO his seat or re- /
main ana prolong the interview lhe
lady removed a bag from the vacant
seat beside her, though she ala NOT /
ask him to be seated. He sat on the
arm instead.
"A great deal has passed since we
last met he said.
II remember the circumstance very
we'll 1t was a week before my Weu
ding. You took II upon yourself 10
give me advice
"Tha scene Is equally vivid TO me.
7 remember some things / said to you.
but If / advised yon | have forgot
i ten il" u
! AT that meeting, or rather parting,
,.,p told me TINT If | married Lau-
romeo Sands | would regret 1t. ana
moi believe that you would aid IN any
regret wife might feel in her nus
bands weakness
Nor did / dream that fate wonia
make It my duty to expose that weak
nass As cashier | was Responsible
Car amy leak in the funds Of the bank
.yon could have screened INN LOT
tine .aga of the woman you had pro-
fessed to love-
.Iranford was suspected of having
ta,,au the money. Would You have
had me sacrifice him.
To This there was no reply
.Granting." the man went on l""'
tbara was no matter of duty OF gus,
ttra vouId YOU expect me to shieid
81 man who had taken away from ms
ALI that made the world attractive u
mcT ,.,o,
+ "you struck through him the Wohill
whom YOU sag was all that might nav
= made the world attractive to you
,rbore was brief pause at the enc
If which the man said:
Il asked what You would nave "a
!, pected' ,,.or
y q would only expect man % WOE
D derful nobility Of soul to sh'fh
=, rival" e,;.
.ooIv a cur would fail to shield rlvi
d whom the woman they bdsh loved wa
- TO suffer ..,.
X She looked up at him inqurngiy'
y MY part in the exposure was VIZ
m burt me =" ne added THAT | couid II
OF help. though it wounded YOU
"Why was the exposure hecesS'
| whom there was Il way out of the ma
| Ter as IS evident from the fict u
Laurence was not prosecutors
i 1T was known to the officers OF
4 hank that considerable sum oil hioi
4 had disappeared. A have said ia
/ ford was suspected. The real cup
must at least be known.
Il Tho woman bent her head. Inc
cnssion Of the matter was terribly pa
ruI even though it had occurred
(. ,.oars before She put her handh
chief TO her eyes and wcpt men, ="
ing her tears she said;
There IS one and only one feature
tho case on which love to dwell, l
Is the noble act Of Laurence's lrie
Edward Horton. who paid me Inu'
adnpss and saved Laurence from J
on" ,.,o
The man dropped into the vac
seat. when be did SO he was ''o
sorba1 in his thoughts 10 he cohsc'
~ the net. At the end of BRIEF size
he said: 7
- .yon were mlslnformed as TO !
TONS mart hi the matter. Horton
indicated In the cmbeZzlcmeht
mop ,br.v the whole blame on your
-, band"
wipe The lady turned in astonishni
e"uH "Torton Implicated, Horton thre"
-,,, blame on Laurence!
'.'' Horton. not l. was respohsip'e
- the matter coming out
move WHY then" she asked ludlgha
atef' o,vas led to believe that Horton
nishcd the means TO save l.allre
-, From the first ! was ac''i''" W"
ueu, NV everybody. 10y You. from WIG
''nS might have expected -
GU you were Laurence Sands Wi'e
WAS this q reason why ! shon
olIer deceived as to the person VIZ
o ~ friendcd him.
Yes"
"Wln you explain
"The person who furnished the
70 make good the deficit did 80 O
condition that some one should
49, I'm his place to you as the donor.
tom. as Iaureucc's friend. made
ee,ient substitute aud. being
- 80 Gated. could be compelled to acce
80. part"
"Ybv dii the donor desire q
~. his noble act under the cloak 81 I
- and n traitor 20 his bosom friend
-. Because he WAS man ah
were a married woman.
Well
lie loved you.'
She sat staring az him. her eyes
On iht' ingiv growing larger and larger.
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