The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-23
THEIR QUARREL


rally dramatic and unconsciously like
to have the curtain go down on an
little episode that arises with every
body satisfied and the proper light
on the scene. However. she had no
known that telegram would call he
back to Chicago the next day or per
haps she would not have given thu
mere tip of her finger 10 young Dank
craft, and would not have said Will
a brilliant and distracted smile cal
culated to convey the impression she
| had just become aware of his pres
ence "Oh. must you go? So sorry
| Good night,
! In reality, she had been wildly
aware that he. young man who not
two days before with much eloquence
had impressed upon her his conviction
that she was the only girl in all the
world for him, was sitting within three
yards Of her carrying on what ap-
peared to be a desperate Irritation with
girl she hated Whether young
Dankcraft did this only after she be.
gan her own little Irritation with the
lawyer or whether she devoted her
self to the lawyer as a result Of Dank-
crafts perfidy Hazel had not tried to
consider judicially.
If she had done so, her judgment
would have been that If she did any
thing al all maddening from Dank-
crafts point of view he had brought
it upon himself Besides, she did not
object to the diversion of making him
take all the blame and beg to be for
given This would have been the nor
anal outcome had not the telegram
spoiled it all and left the romance in
the balance, SO to say.
One should not blame a man 70,
not calling on one and making a door
mat Of himself when, first. he does
not know that one has returned to
Chicago, and is, therefore, accessible,
and, second. he does not possess ones
Chicago address Yet Hazel worked
herself up through various stages of
regret at her GOODNESS, longing for
sight Of young Daukcrafts CHEEKY,
squarechinned face and evaporation
at the whole situation into rage
at him When a week had passed
without a word from the Wisconsin
lake resort, she consigned Tom Dank
craft to oblivion and meanwhile
thought of him every minute.
When. therefore, without any warn
ing, he was ushered into the library
Of her home seven evenings after her
return, she arose with a light of bat
tie in her eyes Now that she knew
that she had not lost him She yearncd
to make him as miserable as she her
self had been.
Why did you run away from me as
YOU did, he demanded, imperatiyely,
without any preliminaries A week
spent in getting track Of a vanished !
Young woman is apt to reduce a de
termlncd man to language shorn of |
frils
Run away from you2" Hazel repeat |
ed, in tones Of polite wonder Won't |
YOU sit down, Mr. Dankcraft' am /
50 glad to see YOU again Really. my !
illness. which called me back /
to Chicago, has made me forgetful !
When did / rum
oh. that was the reason. was it," /
her caller. a tride uncer-
ain. When one has practically told
A girl one loves her. it is discon-
,erting to be met by her with a
sittering society smile and an alb.
sent-minded voice She even was
lrettIer than he remembered her, so !
ne began to feel less sure that he
vas the injured person.
I've been horribly unhappy since
hat night when Won showed so plain
y thar Won cared nothing for me" he
aid, captivating on the spot
lie was big and young and good
ooking and forlorn. and the girls
.eart melted. but she held out.
Il never remember giving Won any
eason in the first place 10 think |
AIRED anything about Won. Did 10"
he remarked. looking only mildly in
crested Aren't YOU assuming a
reat deal2 When did YOU reach Chi
ago and isn't the weather wretch
d.
The Young man got 10 his feet and
Jared ar her heIplessly She regard
d him with just the proper hint
T M" attentive smile a hostess should
'-Stuw uu an unexpected and formal
lIler he opened his mouth and
lut b. waved one hand and then
mined both Of them into his pock.
s. and took a deep breath lie was
sitting pale
See here" be- began 4 don't know
wv to get over this barb.wlre fence
'uye built around yon. aud ! SUP. |
'so you're doing IL 10 distress me. |
10 mas Dee ] deserve it, But. hang il |
! Hazel. If you knew what week |
'e par ia trying 20 find ont whore |
u had gone and what your address !
u.s. aud wondering what the row |
ls an about anyhow. and IL YOU |
ally did care for that lawyer chan |
d had just been amusing Yourself /
ih me. why yOu-you'd be a little |
nder To a fellow I've been nearly |
azy' ] know what I've done but
81 say you forgive me anyway. and
IS make uu and then No ram .x |