The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-24

Y ~ Der Of transfers
to make. Can you manage to be
ready presently-or at least before
very long?"
But / am hurrying. Henry" said
| the pretty young woman. And, be-
sides, you came too soon. Don't you
see. this is the maids afternoon out
and | cannot leave with the house in
such disorder as this. What would
mamma think? I'll be ready In FIVE
! minutes. Oh, I'll hurry
Don't hurry" said the young man,
resignedly. THAT would take too
much time. Do you know, I've often
wondered il a girl really can make
time by hurrying. I've seen them try
it."
You horrid thing"
THAT is, I've seen my sister try It,
but she always lost out In the end, be-
cause something invariably got mis-
placed or broken or was forgotten
The young woman rapidly straight
ened out a tangle OF magazines on the
reading table and gave the room
geenral survey. Well" she said, I'm
not like that. I'm different. And. be-
sides, girl doesn't lose her head half
as quick as man. and I'll prove it.
Now you wait just one minute"
She disappeared through the door
with swish and furry and in an
amazingly short space OF time reap.
peared ready for the departure-her
hat and veil on In admirable shape.
her cloak in place, her hands glbved
and her muff and other trimmings all
there.
Seer" she said triumphantIy to the
young man, who looked up in astonish-
ment. Il did it! New, just one look
around. You know mamma win be
here before we get back and she viii
be shocked If everything isn't just SO.
She's a dreadfully careful housekeep
er. All. l had almost overlooked this
buster which Bettina left here-shes
awfully careless-or was il II"
She picked up the buster and held It
meditatively by the string and cud-
geled his brain 10 fad what it was
that she was sure she was Just about
to forget. The key" she said, "the
key. / had almost forgotten 1t.
must go TO mammals room for It." She
thrust her arm through the string OF
the duster. and dashed out again, her
intention being to deposit the buster
In its appointed place on the way.
When she dashed back in ten sec.
onds she had the key, but the buster
was still on her arm. although entirely
forgotten. The young man saw IT,
smiled, opened his lips to speak and
then checked himself
''All ready" said the girl. And
did make time, too. without forget
Ting a thing"
Indeed you did," said the young
man. You're dear"
Together they hurried out, the dust
pr going with them. The young wom-
IN was too much interested to notice,
md her big muff helped, for the dust
sr hung just below 1t and beyond her
Inc Of vision
When would she discover It? The |
'oung man wondered. When they |
cached the car line the girl was
gayly. As they seated them |
elves the buster, by some freak OF |
ortune, was buried from sight, at |
east from the young woman's sight |
But other people saw IL and stared |
nd smiled. and the young woman, OBJ |
CRYING. tried to content herself with |
he knowledge that her cheeks were
lowing and eyes bright But when
he saw the woman with the fur boa
Judge her companion and point with
er thumb toward her. the young wom-
n began to be uneasy. And when
he tall man in the silk hat started vio-
emily and twisted his face in an effort
D conceal some emotion she could
tand II no longer.
Henry" she said, SIS my hat on
traight? DO / look all right"
why, OF course you do" said
Ienry, and there was such an earn
stness in his manner that the girl
as convinced Of his sincerity. More
nan all right"
An hour or so later they had finish
a their journey and a plesssnt-faced,
woman was saving:
Why, Elizabeth, my dear grand
hildi And Mr.. Jones, too! I'm SO
lad to see you, dear But" Her
yes caught the feather buster flying
razenly below the pretty young wom-
MS muff Elizabeth, what on earth
Re you doing with that buster? Is this
lother OF your awful secret society
itiation tasks?"
"Duster?" said the girl. blankly.
The white-haired woman snatched
the object that dangled at the girls
m.
The latter person turned TO her es-
ut. Henry Jones'" she said. have
~ let me carry that awful thing all
e way from home? You see" she
iplained to her grandmother, we
II home in such a hurry"
We'll" said the white-hsired WON
J, "you must be crazy or else in
ye,"
That's just what I've been trying
prove 20 Elizabeth for the last two .
,nths. Mrs. Jergenson," calmly ex- J
,fr0f tho Vafrur man And She !