The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-15
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ond week OF his vacation lie stuck
1t In the left lapel OF hts coat, think
ing to leave II at the desk OF the
hotel, where the owner might inquire
for 1t.
He wandered along the lakeside un
I'll he came TO the twin birches, where
he paused and began TO dream of the
girl with the violet eyes.
Then he saw her coming down the
path, and waited, hardly daring To
hope that she would lift those lovely
eyes toward him,
AT the birches she paused glanced
at him shyly. looked at the ground
and then looked at Raymond again.
and smiled just the faintest. sweet
est, shyest smile in the world
i "G-good morning stammered Ray
mond lifting his hat
She did not speak. but she fingered.
and once again she smiled
j have SO wanted to speak to you"
began Raymond, desperately bur l
did not dare, and there was no one
could find to introduce me- You
/ seemed almost as lonely here as my
/ self"
See here" broke In harsh voice,
| What are YOU doing with my scarf
| pin? I've been looking for it every
| where
Raymond turned with a start and
saw q tall, sporty-looking man he
had seen at the hotel the day be.
| fore
i found your scarf pin near the
boathouse,' said Raymond quietly. =
Just stuck 1t In my coat, meaning to
| leave it at the hotel
"O!' exclaimed the girl.
The sporty-looking man snatched
the scarf pin almost rudely from Rag.
mond's outstretched hand Then he
turned to the girl
You see 1t is my scarf pin" he
smiled II lost ii somehow and |
waited to look for it. or would have
been here sooner"
20, beg pardon" said Raymond.
turning toward the girl, Il did not
know the gentleman was a friend OF
yours"
He is not" she said firmly.
But you came here to meet me-"
the sporty-looking man insisted. You
know, ! am the man with the scarf
pin"
The girl with violet eyes looked |
puzzled for moment. and then she
comprehended the truth She blushed
with embarrassment ald then paled
with anger.
But the stranger who had claimed
the scarf pin did not seem to realize
that her anger was directed at him
He smiled at her in a way that he |
evidently thought was winning
20" said the girl. Il see 1t was
plot, was TIA mean, low plot with
a gypsy fortune teller to trick me into
an acquaintance with YOU
Would You mind moving on?"
asked the sporty looking man of Ray
mond. 4 have date with this young
woman"
Raymond looked at the girl ques-
tioningly. She moved a step nearer
TO him and laid her hand on his arm,
as II asking him for protection
The gentleman is mistaken" she
said, icily. He has no date with
me. have no desire to make his ac.
quaintance. He annoys me.
Clear ont OF thisl1 said Raymond.
Clear out now." He doubled his
fists and advanced toward the sporty
looking stranger The latter did not
wait for the attack. With short,
nervous laugh he struck of up the
beach
Shall 90. too?" asked Raymond,
''N-not unless you want to- she an.
swered. after little hesitation. II
thank you for Kidding nue. OF that
man"
Let us take turn on the beach,"
said Raymond Il ann In the dark
about the scarf pin Won't you please
explain things To me?'
Il nearly made fool OF myself"
confessed the girl with the violet
eyes. u met gypsy fortune teller
On the hotel yeranda last night. and
she told me, so solemnly. that would
meet my fate to-day. She said she
could see him standing between the
win birch trees by the lake, and that
would know him because he was
all and dark"
u am tall and dark interrupted
Raymond.
and he would be wearing a horse
hoe scarf pin in the left lapel OF his
.oat."
Il was wearing II" said Raymond
And you know" she confessed.
that while ] didn't just believe her.
didn't think Of ii being a trick, and
% ] came here tO-day at the hour
II would meet any
ne"
And you found me here. wearing
he scarf pin" exclaimed Raymond.
oyonsly. I'm never believe Il was
n accident that ] found IT, Blessed
e that gypsy. | am praying that she
he is a teller Of true fortunes.
rev you were my fate long before.l
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