The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-16
1.-THE BEST
LAID PLANS"
By ROBERT CARLTON BROWN.


Georges heart SAKE another violent
thnmp as he stood on the platform
| waiting for the last morning express.
There she was again. Who could
she be? For weeks George had no
ticed the trim young woman in the
brown tailor made snit They usually
caught the same train and George
/ usually sat near her and watched her
over the top OF his paper.
Falling in love was not an every
day afair with George Vincent, as it
| is with many Young fellows 1t was
an event to him He could think of
nothing else but that trim little
| woman.
TO think that she went TO work
daily with all those grun boorish bust
ness men The thought panied the
sensitive Young fellow. He blushed
at his hope that some time she would
aot have to 90 to work daily M
Soon he found himself going fnrther
in this line az thought and picturing
his Departure in the morning leaving
her behind to welcome him on his re-
turn in the evening Each time these
pictures required In his mind there
were celebrations and then new pic
snres would suggest themselves.
DAY by day his feelings grew lie
prayed for an introduction to her. lie
could think OF nothing else but the
10y al meeting her How he would
pour ont his soui ~ her and tell her
II his longing II might not be CON
Yentionsl 10 do all this at the first
meeting. but in love there is no con
ventioHalities She would he over
whelmed with his great love. and she
would listen. and perhaps, In time
hut then George dared not lei himself
think further on the subject
1t all depended on that first meet.
ng He must impress her with his
sincerity he must make an impress
zion upon her and al least obtain the
privilege of calling upon her
Constantly he was on the qni wye
or chance to meet her He asked
tll his friends If they knew her. but
zone OF them could give him any sat
.sfsction No one seemed to know
her.
Poor Vincent many times was
tempted 10 introduce himself, bnt she
was reserved looking little woman
and il might spoil his chances The
risk vas too great to run. s0 George
at signing In the car, with his eyes
liked upon her.
One might he attended large Ma
sonic dance, There were hundreds OF
strange faces; he peered into them all !
anxiously. ever hoping.
While searching one small group he
suddenly realized that he had at last
found her. The thought staggered
him AT last he was to meet her
and tell her all
Feyerishly he hunted MP a man who |
knew her and was introduced.
Trembling with emotion ne asked |
II he might have a dance. She hand. |
ed him her programme in answer. and |
he took a dance and the extra follow.
ing IL.
Then. half delirious with Joy. he !
rushed into the smoking room and |
consumed innumersble cigarettes. I'm |
an effort to calm himself while walt
ing. The intervening dances seemed |
intending
With great excitement he approach.
ed her when his dance came She
xu,flod pIaasaatfN aud a.. ,.xx. ....f.. |
ed OF together. The rhythm of that
dance was Intoxicating to poor George.
He hardly knew what he was saving
when the dance was finally over. and
he told her IL was much cooler on
the versnda.
They walked out on the club porch
together and made for a couple OF
chairs AT one. end
As soon as George realized that
they were alone. he hurst out wildly.
The time. had come to tell her Of hi.
great love.
J have long waited for this chance
he bresthed hotly. III has kept me
alive for the last month. | have so
wanted 10 see you. Every day that I
saw. You on the car made me the
more anxious 10 know YOU
fes-yes. she encouraged him. as
h. faliered in his speech.
IL love yon IL love sou NOR.
than"
oh. she cried starting from her 4
chair quietly t