The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-24

who was staying with her who took
a fancy TO him and had a 1T Of hyster.
les or love or something one day, and
burst into tears and said
| Oh, Mrs. --, ! am so unhappy
and ashamed, but IL love your hus-
| band
She must, indeed, have been emo.
| tional," said; and rather young, too,
| | should imagine. What did your
American friend say"
"Oh. she just looked at her like
an imaginary girl, and looking very
gentle and compassionate she said
with a most lovely drawl; My dear,
| wish you could have him Wasn't
| 1t delightful of her? ! have been dy-
ing for some one to love Vernon ever
since, but they won't--or II they do,
they don't conhde in me-"
Miss Cora vensetten's visit was
great success She thoroughly en-
| joyed London. although she said she
| found the park dead slow She was
Lord Robert came over from Ireland
on leave, and they what Lady Isabel
called "palled up at once and were
together all day long. motoring and
driving and cycling and spending
whole days in the country. Lord
.Bobbie," AS he was called by his most
| intimate friends, was soon over head
and ears in love with the fair Ameri-
can, but | sometimes had my doubts
about Miss .Cora's feelings for him,
and wondered If she was as easily at
tracted as Lady Isabel
Luckily on the last day OF Cora's
visit, Lady Isabel left her with Lord
Robert, and came and lunched with
me instead
Its awfully nice doing things for
ones family" she said, as she slowly
slipped her coffee: mot that they are
ever grateful, but it's so nice to feel
YOU have done something for some.
body"
1T must be" | said gently. "and
you have done so many things"
The following day | went round to
call on Lady Isabel As | went up the
stairs | passed Lord Robert but his
face wore so gloomy an expression,
and he looked so unlike an accepted
lover, as he mentioned that the
weather was "beastly hot and he'd be
Jolly glad TO get back to Ireland that
went upstairs in some trepidation.
Dear, | hope your plans" ! began
with sympathy, but stopped lamely
for she greeted me with her usual
happy, radiant smile.
"Oh, my dear Marjorie" she said
gaily. Il am afraid | am no match
maker, and 1t hasn't come on
Poor Lord Robert" murmured
sympathetically; but | thought you
said"
Yes, so did l." she interrupted, but
it was no good-she wouldn't have
him. The poor boy is dreadfully cut
up and has just been telling me all
about II: he SAYS she told him she
wasn't at all in love with him, and she
didn't wish TO fix anything up, as she
hadn't taken this trip over to Europe
for the purpose OF matrimony at all,
not even with member OF the arts
tocracy.' She said she was going to
Amurica, where she loved somebody
over in some indescribable state, who
was Just about one of the vurry
brightest who ever ran a store When
Bob grew angry she only laughed at
him, Marjorie. Wasn't 1t heartless?"
and Lady Isabel laughed. But ! must
do her the justice to say never saw
her do anything to really encourage
him, and | believe she just looked
upon him as some one who was help
ing her to have a good time
Poor Lord Robert" | repeated.
Yes, I'm sorry for poor old Bob"
sighed Lady Isabel. but 1t cant he
helped must find him some one
else. It's very, very nice to have
ones house to oneself again" she
added, plaintyeiy. and especially 10
get rid of her before the season really
begins
1T was awfully nice Of you to have
her" said with admiration: you
certainly done your best for poor Lord
Robert You must have found it
fearful tie, ! added sympathetlcally.
and very expensive too giving all
those parties on her behalf
Well not so very great" answered
Lady Isabel, as she carefully lowered
the blind to shut ont the glazing sun.
You sec. II didn't really cost me so
very much Marjorie. because there
was the 700 pounds Popps paid me
for having her for tho month. and. ~
course, he paid AL her expenses as
we'll"
And yours. Isabel ! asked gently;
Il Suppose he paid your parties, too?'
oh. no. she answered virtuously;
= shouldn't have droamt of letting
MIN pay another single penny-it
wouldn't have been fair. Besides
she pa used eloquently-"poor darling
Bob laid for my parties: YOU see it
was such chance for him