The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-24
ALL FOR the SAKE
OF CHARITY
Ethel Wilberforce!"
my dear Grace!"

Wnat are you doing out In tnis RAJ
with all those bundles?"
Il don't wonder you ask--l am pei
fectly ashamed. You never do thini
OF this sort but you meet all you
friends. I'm shopping. my dear. ant
] left my motor car at Lymans an'
walked down while the chauffeur dit
another errand. | simply had to ge
these things for my maid. She Is nix
ing few of my common things be
fore ] go away next week. That CIR
IL a perfect treasure! We're going Z
Palm Beach, you know"
Really! No, didn't"
Yes. | always run off during this
season of the year-things get so slow
here at home about now, don't you
think so? So am up TO my very ears
-tailors, dressmakers and mllliners--
] detest the whole lot have just fin
ished my errands. You better jump
into my motor car and run up to the
fair for-well for something or other.
can't remember what. It's at Lewis
hall-it won't take a moment. MY
husbands sister Marion is interested
in 1t and | told her / would go and
buy something. One must help these
charities alongi 1t is very worthy
object, raising money to send some
woman to the hospital, or TO the coun-
try, or somewhere.
Marion is always into such things
1t does not seem to CRATE on her TO
hear about cases like that. ] am very
sensitiye-I can't stand it, 1t makes
me faint and don't get over 1t for
days. But Marion throws it right OFF:
| think things don't go
very deep with her. She's nice girl,
and of course I'm awfully fond of her,
but she is so odd She never cares
lor the things do. She spends all
ler money on those settlements and
;he never has her hair waved, Or
we'll. you understand. Grace. dear,
what mean"
Yes, of course | do, my dear!"
Eyes, we're nothing alike. simply
ant do the things she does, but I'm
;lad to help with my money. l al
ways give to all good obiects-I think
We all ought to- Oh, yes! Here we
ire! He can come back for US in
. minutes: don't you think so? One
an buy great deal in Is minutes.
Ne shall not want to stay longer than
hattie air is always so bad"
Eyes. l don't think we want to
tay long"
Fifteen minutes then. Why, / had
10 idea there would be SO many peo-
lie here How unbecoming black is
o Flora Williams--it makes her look
o old,'
well, she isn't young!"
"No, but she doesn't have to tell
verybody of 1t. What are these
prons? Aren't they pretty! That's
II hand work-every bit of It, II
Tould be awfully nice for somebody.
'wo dollars! Goodness. what
ricel never use aprons anyway
cts look at the handkerchief"
Zone can always buy handker-
hiefs!"
ind very sheer. with a tiny hem,
nd with my three initials hand-em-
In the corner OF course,
! could find them here I'd buy
lem, no matter what they cost. They
aven't them, you see! OF course,
~ couldn't expect it at q fair
hats over there?"
Dolls"
"Oh, dolls are lovely. Not that !
Ter have any use for dolls, but ! |
We to look at them. Isn't that one |
pink sweet? Well, Wen leave the
Ills for people with children. Is
at neckwear In the corner?"
Yes, Let's go over there. You
III surely find something nice over
ere,"
MY dear Grace, positively I can't,
rs. Davenport is In charge of that
BILE, and we've had difference and
MT speak. | can't go to her table.
would be so awkward. There isn't
ne anyway, for the motor will be
ok and ! mustn't keep the chauffeur
Iiting In this weather. One must
nsider the servants little. They +
: selling ten-cent grabs over there
ELL have just time to have one as
go out. Nothing but pen wiper,
ey never paid three cents for that
e always gets cheated at fairs.
Come. We must hurry, for | have
appointment to have my hair
we'd, and | must go and buy some
sh violets. These I am wearing
) sights, Awfully glad you came
h me. These charity affairs take
5 of time. but feel that those
o have should do for the less for
ate.
Good-by, dear. Come and see me
ore we go to Palm Beach. Yes,
leave on Thursday"