The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-27

/ Dick, Dick" called his sister May,
as she knocked softly on the door OF
Warren's den, are you there, dear?"
Yes, you know very we'll ] am"
growled that young man.
"Well, please go down and am
use Ethel shannon until baby goes
! to sleep He's so restless that |
can't leave him with Ellen" and
May Lawrence ran down the hall.
leaving her brother in quandary.
| Go down and "amuse" the girl who
! had refused him six months ago.
! Amuse her,
Dick, go down this minute" cali
J ed an imperative voice. Ethel has
not been here for "a year. Dick, you
must why. thought you liked her"
I'm going answered Warren,
and, after pulling his tie into place,
he wrathfuily departed, inwardly re-
! joicing at the thought Of seeing her.
and determined that no hint OF this
| feeling should be shown. In a NOM
ent he would see her, the girl of his
choice, her slender figure, the pretty
| head crowned with red-gold hair, the
| brown eyes. She had an Indifferent
expression which was quite irresis-
table to poor Warren.
He had reached the reception
room. AS he entered Ethel Went to-
| ward him and put out her hand
| quickly
Good afternoon. Dick" she be-
gan. 1T seems good to meet ones
old friends again. She sat down In
chair by the window and leaned
back YEARLY, for she had been shop
ping all the morning and was on the
verge of sick headache
Warren made his sisters excuses
In a forced, cool manner, adopted
for the occasion. This, after his
last reception at her hands. He had
not thought that she was moody. He
sat down in the chair farthest from
her. and wondered what she would
think If he said what his heart prom
pied What made her look so fag-
ged? Was she Ill? What should he
say? Did you have good time of
| the Havdens' house~party? said he,
awkwardly. ct had taken place
! fully three months ago, but it was
all he could think Of.
Eyes" answered Ethel, and she
wondered If he would ever take his
eyes from her face. How strong he
looked She had thought more about
him lately than she would have cared
to admit Why---but there had been
q long pause since her last answer,
She racked her brains.
What a lovely place May and
Jack have" At last she had thought
of something. She got up and stood
| looking ont of the window at the
stretch of green lawn surrounding tho
tiny lake. Her head was throbbing
uneasily now, and she grasped the
window sill firmly with one small
hand. She had always been proud
before him and she was not going to
succumb to a mere headache now,
| Would May never come! Did he
| care for her still?" she wondered.
She had heard that he went almost
| nowhere lately.
In Warrens mind plan was
| forming. Perhaps 1t was a harsh
one, but he would at least find out
| If she cared for him or not He
would be brute, perhaps, but it was
his only chance of find out whether
| there was any hope for him. He
moved over to the window and said
distantly, HIS keen eyes fixed on her
face. Yes. as you say, 1t Is pretty.
! am very fond of 1t, and lately since
I-er-that is, my wife" he paus-
| ed.
His wife!" The girl at the win
| dow was glad she had a firm grasp
of the sill for the sudden realization
of the fact that she loved Dick War
rem with all her heart suddenly
swept over her. Her head throbbed
wildly now. She must hold out till
May came. What If she should show
/ him how much she cared. His wife:
| She had lost him, then. before she
knew she loved him. lost him; and II
was no ones fault but hers. The
sky was turning black. and the lake
waved up and down before the
brown eyes Well. she would con-
graduate him cody, anyway. His
wife. The very thought stunned
her and with a moan she staggered
toward someone's husband and for
one blessed glorious moment fol'
that his arms were about her. Dick
ashamed of his plan, and thorough,
alarmed at its effect on Ethel, gath
cred her IN his arms and carried hei
to the couch. where he supported hel
head on his arm and waited. a
last she stirred in his arms an6
tried to get up. She failed. and FOL
one conscious minute sank back
Then-"Mr. Warren. take your arm
away please" she gasped. realizing
fully what a dreadful thing he wa
doing. Dick Warren, a married man
I