The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-07

4 II don't see what Milly fell II
love with city fellow for" solilo
quized Mrs. Varney. "As II one d,
the boys around here want good
enough for her She amt old enough
to know her own mind anyway. only
| eighteen. III Mr.. Forrest Mason
should by any means happen tc
come before she gets from the store
he won't meet With very warm
re
Her reverie was broken by q
] knock at the front door II do be-
lieve that's him now" she told her
self excitedly, "and Mily amt here
! just wish Id seen him before, then
'twouldn't be so hard to talk to him
| Oh. dearll' She whisked off her blue
1 nrintaapron and hastily I glonhed a
stiilly starched white one. A moment
4 later she opened the door, WI
How dye do.'' she said to
the stranger who stood without. Il
am 4" he began.
| Yes, know" Mrs. Varney In
terrupted, you're Mr.. Mason. We
/ was expecting you, but not quite so
early, MY niece had to run down to
the store, but she'll be right back.
! Come, right in. Here, take this chair
| BY the window and then you can see
when she's coming.
Thank YOU ! called to ask you II
yoa h-haVe considered
Milly told me all about IT," Mrs.
Yarney broke In with a knowing
smile, and | have decided to give
yoa what yon would ask for" The
woman was much impressed by the
young mans looks, and she thought
that Milly was not TO blame for lik-
Ing him after all. she had intended
to treat him very coolly, but found
herself doing entirely opposite from
what she had planned to do.
You are very kind, / am sure"
returned the young man. hut told
your niece I was sure you would APP
prove of IT,"
Yves, | approve of it, she hest
tated. but | fear I'm a very selfish
woman. have taken care of Milly
ever since she was little tot OF
three, s-since her mother left us, and
seems Just like my own"
You must be greatly attached to
her, Mrs. Varney."
Yes. / am, but / want her to be
happy, and as ! know what will make
her SO, | haven't the heart TO with
hold my consent. It's d good deal to
ask OF me, though and Mrs. Var
ney bestowed another meaning smile
upon the young man.
lit is, indeed, but the thought
that you have done such a noble deed
will, | am sure, more than reward
you for yonr generosity"
There was d silence between them
for few moments "You have al
ways attended the Boonville Metho-
dist Church, haven't your" he
queried at last.
Yes, most always" responded
Mrs. Varney, thinking what an esti-
mable young man he was II believe
didn't go to the last PRAYER meet
ing. but Millg went and she came
home and told me all about It. She's
a good girl, Milly Is, and she goes to
regular"
The young man began to wonder
II she didn't intend TO talk Of any
one else besides her niece. He tried
TO turn the conversation into differ
ent channels, but some way it all
ways drifted back to Milly. Presently
he said: II think must go now,
Mrs. Varney.
Go without seeing Milly," she
yasped Whatever did this mean?
She wondered II she hadn't treated
him kindly enough
You can tell her | called, and |
hat I'm very glad that she per-
naded you to give so literally. |
ant begin to express my thanks. |
han call again soon In regard to
his matter"
Before Mrs. Varney had time TO |
ecover from her amazement, he had |
iidden her good day and departed
II was hardly five minutes. later
then she saw Milly coming up the
'allI with a stranger She wondered
they had met Mr.. Mason, and what
e had thought of Milly's being with
else when she had expected
i'm. The woman asked herself
other questions before her
iece came into the room And the
act that Milly introduced the gen
ieman with her as Mr. Mason did
ct tend TO diminish her perplexity.
DO you know, auntie. that we
ave just met our new minister"
aid Mile flurriedly, and he turns
ut TO be For Mr. Mason's cousin.
told you about him the other night,
on remember; but he didn't know
hen he talked with me then that |
'as the Miss Varney that Forrest
ad written him about, and | never
reamed of his being Forests .eous-
], did YOU. auntie?"
NO" answered Mrs. Varney in a
'eak voice.
And I'm so glad" Milly ran on,
that you've decided TO give what
e spoke about toward building the
ew hospital Mr.. Mason, Forests
Dusin, says you're a very generous
ldv."