The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-20
ON
GENERAL
PRINCIPLES.
by Martha ...lnsa lrouty.


these same D4siness eres.s | awe
an Office within sign ~ ne depot
see them come ana 0 .,nI | wish
them JOY. bat way doN aeep In my
heart | have my doubts.
The first section OF the York
train hai disappeared in 'ud of
smoke that sunny May morn. Z and
| was piaanins il set OF teiegra.s 10
SEMI 10 my various brokers when
that girD rushed IN. All ! was I, arly
conscious OF VAS a sienler A., re
in brown.
,You mast hide mel" she i.
"for Uncle Dick is determined l0
make my lie miserable, and . st
won't stand it."
Well" she broke into my .pnz-
zled silence, what are you go.AS
to dor Then she laughed in a
smothered fashion. You do look SD
funny and scared" she said apollo
geticalIy, but you were the only one
could think of and | felt sure IL
Uncle Dick found me here
But good heavens my dear young
lady. your uncle mustn't find you
here, | burst out. You must know
am a respectable member OF society
and don't harbor runaway girls
But for Toms sake" she said
with her eyes hypnotizing me and
her cheeks flaming excitedly.
Wouldn't YOU do it for Toms sake?
Why. If you had seen him shake his
fist In Uncle Dick S face this morning
when Uncle Dick called you-er--
we'll, he called you names and Tom
told him 1t was pity he didn't fol-
low the example of just such-er----
we'll. you know, as yourself and IL
he did he would never have been
caught on the wrong side of the mar
ket, and then Uncle Dick turned lit
orally purple because he always was
ashamed of the mess he made OF our
money that time and he tried to kick
Tom out, and we'll. here | am. that's
all
SO you are porthery Henders?" !
asked at last. II always knew Dick
had an awful temper still be ought
to have made good on this market"
Yes. suppose so. she said abb
sentmindedly But you see that's
the second section coming In now
and you'd better hide me-"
But what objection has Dick Hen
ders TO Tom?" | asked in despera-
ton, for this matter involved my
principles to no uncertain degree.
Don't you see?" she said. waving
her hand dramatically. Its be-
cause he's Tom and he thinks he's
always airing his opinions and hs
won't have any such smart folks In
the family he's too much like you.
and Uncle Dick would have to take a
back seat and oh. innumerable other
objections.
Dick Henders always did have to
be handled with gloves" | said rum
inatingly. "and Tom certainly hits
with bare hands. But where Is
Tom?"
HE stopped to get a license In
Boston" she said with deeper flush
than ever, and though | knew Toms
sweetheart was a very pretty girl |
did wish they could do It some other
way. He's probably on this train
and If Uncle Dick caught 1t too.
why"
While I stood consid ering quick
steps rushed down the corridor and
futn hah
room and grabbed the girl In his
arms.
He's coming" he said with re-
pressed force. He was in the last
Pullman Now where Is the fire es-
cape, Uncle Henry?"
gasped, for there | was In the
midst of one OF the widest of those
romantic escapades and couldn't say
my soul was my own. | led them
into my little private office and poinr-
ed out the back window, which luck
lily opens on an alley. Heavy steps
Numbered along toward us and just
as Tom, gently but forcibly, raised
the window and swung out on the
narrow fight of steps. | closed the
door between the two Offices. ! new
or had felt more agitated In my life.
but | quietly went about mixing
whiskey and soda. | looked at Dick
Henders with surprise and
pleasure that will guarantee
was a finished product while he glar-
ed at me from the threshold.
Il thought should find someone
here" he clustered. II hope YOU
arn't harboring any young fools
here"
..Bv NJ means Richard" | inter-
rupted. I'm the only fool that's here
and not very young at that Here.
have a drink had little birth
dav celebration last night and I feel
kind Of seedy.
when my telephone bell rang
must own my assurance caved in
eomewhat. After ! got the gist OF
the message I turned TO Richard.
"our niece and nephew want ~
tn lunch with them an drink TO their
health." ! said with well stimulated
sarsrise. Think OF it. Dick. could
ANYTHING be finer than for those two