The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-14
A TRUE LOVERS
KNOT

the Tomboy.
Not any, thank YOU" responded
young Harrington, stiffly. and he put
down his cup with clatter OF finality
Then won't you have-have an
other cake9 You haven't tried one
OF these little pink ones with cherries
on the top. They're awfully nice.
/ Hazel made them"
| Young Harrington's face darkened.
Il won't have any more, thanks,
he enunciated with great distinctness.
And I'm afraid | must really be-
oh don't go yet pleaded the
| Tomboy,
Young Harrington laughed, tho
short cynical laugh OF disillusoned 30.
In his ears rang the warning OF a
man quite two years older than him
self
Don't YOU get let in for making a
fool OF yourself over that girl Very
pretty, very charming, but she's an
absolutely hardened flirt, Ill tell
you the kind of thing she'll do--en-
courage fellow up to the top Of his
bent say he may CALL fix day even
and then, when he turns up she's out,
II you please, and he's left to have
tea with that leggy Tomboy OF sis
ter"
He glanced at the clock
1T is an hour and half" he OBJ
served, Jelly, after the time your sis
ter said she would be at home. How
ever, it doesn't matter in the least.
M:ilt yoit.say .good-by to her for me?
/ shall. be- going. back. north to:mol;-
row. ;. -
He:rose' and ifeid.ost his hand: !.
} Where 20 whereabouts ) In otheo
NORTH" inquired the :Tomboy, as. it.
we're with a:fe1erish INTEREST," =
Was'the girl making fun of him..
:SSewcastle:' .hs anfswered: curtly.'
:-."oh. .yes. .fReSo take Goals there or
,s$:oJIething, dop't'theS =: sbonded the
,'E6mbeoy with:ah .odd, hyisteficab sound
Ing eTemble.'in .her. voice, :
/, Yes: She was laughing at. him. She
,wa.ssin this arranged scheme to make
a :fool of him.
sGood-hy.s' he said without looking
at her. 7 have to get back. now---to--
pack
E. I'll come with you to the gate"
gasped the Tomboy, hurriedly, Il
mean I'll show you the short cut
through the orchard. Wait one sec.
ond while | tie up my bootlace-"
She stopped with one of her coltish.
angular movements.
AS she rose young Harrington took
a step forward to the door. stumbled
and almost fell.
What
OH" exclaimed the Tomboy In &C
cents OF despair. Il am so frightfully
sorry. Dyou see what I've done? I've
been and tied your bootlace to mine
by mistake
Young Harrington realized as never
before In his life the absolute futility |
Of human speech.
The Tomboy bent again and fun.
oled.
Cant you do it, demanded young
Harrington almost savagely.
Its very hard painted the girl,
raising flushed face. ITS what my
sailor cousin called true lovers
knot and seem TO have lost the trick
81 It."
"Thisll do IT," he said, and with
glance of purpose brought out bush
lesslike-looling pocket knife.
The Tomboy gave little scream
aud clutched It.
"Oh, no. she demonstrated, excit-
idly. Not that, I'm very supersti-.
ious," she explained. And TO cut
'ootlace means.-means: a murder in
he house,. > 49,. % .
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: :W6rfid:,the glSI: keep min: i'm ..tlfis:
position: until! tiinieti: TIME I'll,
lie sIiafed| Worst. Of, allI.;; was Hazel +
0: come lin: and find, him still, here?' +
twas :pnbearabIe.. For What. seemed,
ours he stood, inwalialy tagingq while.
hat .odidus. and detestable child
Idgeted and sighed over the lace. Al
asst.
"Ah." she exclaimed. that's done
t, remembered the trick. I'm SO
orry, Mr.. Harrington"
I'm so sorry, Mr. Harrington"
Ter speech was echoed by Hazel, who
uttered in as her sister rose TO her
eet. oh, am so sorry! It wasn't
ny fault--s little boy ] met in the
ane-he'd lost his way'-she was the
icture Of pink-eheeked penitence and
together adcrabie-"and ] took him
then IL was the wrong ad-
ress and ii took us hours to find the |
light one. Oh"-she lifted betwitch-
az troubled eyes-'I thought I'd |
ever be back"
Il thought so" responded Ted Har-
layton, seemingly unconscious that
e was still holding her hand.
She murmured: 1T was so good OF
on to wait so long"
You're worth waiting for longer