The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-22


spite of his efforts TO hide his emo
tion-"anyway, he WIS engaged to be
married to this girl before he ever mel
this little lady of the chorus, but the
! marriage was postponed for q year
owing TO a death in her family, and
when he took this chorus girl to live
with him he was having what you call
/ his fling.
"Of course, the inevitable happened
| and after he had tired of his affair
with the girl from the theater, he
sought some way to get rid of her
without causing scandal
Am | keeping you, Danyers?"
NO, no. Go en-"
Finally one night he made up his
mind he would tell her that they must
part He called for her AZ the tneater
to take her home and, while she was
as affeetionate as ever, Il didn't take
long for her to see that something
was the matter, so he blurted II out,
cruelty perhaps, for he was excited,
and as rapidly as he could First she
stormed and raved then she pleaded,
and finally she threatened. He felt
so free, so glad, that IT was all over
between them that he gave ljitle heed
10 her threats ana noi untli ne spoke
of going TO see the woman he was
about TO marry and tell her The whole
story did he awaken TO the folly OF
his ways She stood and laughed at
his distress. and even Knocked MIN,
and then to him the lights seemed to
so out and there was nothing before
him but her hooking face. In his
madness he rushed upon her and felt
his fingers about her white. slender
throat, and he choked the words in
their birth"
Merels words were bitter and came I
through his cIenched teeth, while his
fingers worked conyulsively as he
struggled to overcome his emotion.
Norton moved a little uneasily in his
chair and Rove tossed his half burned
cigar into the fire. Danvers moistened
his lips and half arose, as though to
speak, only to sit down again in ST.
enee The big clock at the other end /
If the room could be heard ticking its |
accompaniment to the pattering of the 4
ain that was steadily falling outside,
md the rumble OF the thunder that a .
moment ago seemed overhead was
growing fainter and fainter as the
storm passed dow the valley
For a time they sat in silence, wait
ne for Morel to continue. There were
till traces OF emotion in his voice as
Ie slowly picked mp the thread Of his
tory and went on toward the finish.
He didn't think, after what rad
appened. she would ever dare to try
o do as she said, but one night, as he
vas calling on his fiancee the bell
ang and the servant admitted some
ne 10 the hall, who loudly demanded
D see the woman that had stolen ner
over away. She forced her way into
he parlor where they were sitting
nd, before he could stop her, she had
do enough of the story to make this
ure, innocent girl shrink with nor
Dr. He tried 10 interfere, but the
irl that he had hoped TO some day
all his wife bade him be silent and
is former friend of the chorus went
n and told the rest of the story with
Il its sickening details When she !
ad finished speaking. she stood wait
g for response, but the bride-to- /,
, simply stepped into the hallway =
nd opened the door and, as the 4,
lorus lady was about to pass out,
i'd, low and clear: What you told
e may have been true, but all
ave to say is that and she looked
e other oye' with scorE. L gave him
edit for better taste. Goodnight
when she returned. he was stand
2 in the parlor looking out the win
wv. ashamed to face her. and"
orel' stopped suddenly and listened.
Il II was only Rowe striking a n
stch to light another cigar-''she n
dn't say anything for a little while, q