The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-06

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~ had changed and
that girls We're not married from
their cradles nowadays, and the
habit held, even in her mental proc.
esses.
She was sitting on the front porch
with Chad Burnes, and there had al
ways been three long silences. They
were peculiar siences, quite out Of
the ordinary 1t was this that had
set Jane wondering.
"A clear night of stars, she
! quoted looking up at the SKY. Didn't
Stevenson know how to say il all iii q
| few words?"
Chad murlnured an unresponsive as
sent and Went on with the silence.
A man and a woman-young- walk
ed by, hand in hand
Hint Silly" Jane commented.
Guess they're playing hunkydory,"
said Chad coming to life
What do you mean?"
you know that game. Course you
dol
"of course I don't"
I'm teach you, then, First you
have to shake hands with me
Jane surveyed his outstretched
palm. II looked clumsy. sHll, Chad
was a nice boy, even if he didn't haya
pretty hands.
IT'S, some trick" she said, as she
slipped her white fingers into his.
"Nowi" he exclaimed, tightening
his grasp, the one that let's go first
owes the other ilye-pound box OF
I Chocolate That's playing hunky
dory"
James fingers instantly wrigglcd
free. Il never could endure that long
enough to win, anyway she re.
marked, calmly. I'D rather pay you
the chocolates-as soon as Bert or
Morris brings me some more.
There was a crestfallen look on
NHaa AaNCs but mo ti%thuFI hGAltNH
it,
"Pshawi You're so confounded prac.
tical, fellow couldn't get sentimental
with you, no matter show hard he
tried"
COMPOUNDED practical" she re
Peatedd 5 as If to herself That would
seem to imply that he doesn't like my
style, He needn't stay"
You know mighty well l do like
your stylei"
No matter how hard he tried"
Jane quoted agr'n. How funny? Is
that the way til y do it? Deliberate.
~ try to get sentimental?
Chad muttered something and suIk-
ed through another silence. Again two
persons strolled past, man and a
woman = young - and the womana
voice fioated up the steps.
That's nothing" she was protest
ing. 81 tell you I've known him three
years
Long enough, I'm sure" said Jane
Officially
Chad darted a glance at her out of
his sulks.
Long enough for what?" he in
quired.
"Oh, most anything"
How long have | know your
u don't know About two years" ;
ITS three and a half"
A sudden panic seized Jane, but
Chad never suspected this,
IT'S not half long en059h" sire de.
clarc'. icily. aad he wen 40 silence .
again
Chais chair was tipped back lean
Ing against the side Of the house. His
hand was on the window ledge and q
his eyes were on the stars. As Jane
studied his face she saw its suIky ex-
preston gradually give place to one {
OF blissful dreaming. Slowly. as il
by accident, his hand slipped down
from the window ledge and rested
against her arm.
For a minute neither of them stir
red. AS far as Jane could discover
Chad was totally unconscious of the
fact that he was balancing himself
by a soft white arm instead of cold
gray ledge. Yet something told her
that he was onscious-acutely con
scious Again tsst awful panic seized
her. II had como the thing she had
dreamed and wondered about and to
her surprise. she did no, ike it.
While she was hesitating. inspira-
tion came. Noiing the fact that
CbBd's eyes were still on the stars.
she slipped her right hand under the
arm that he was engaging. And
picked from the window ledge a fat
June bug. which she deftly placed en-
the back Of Chads hand.
ugh" he grunted. His chair came
down on four legs with a thump. as
be shook of the surprised bug.
Jane laughed in pure delight
You're the worst Chad began.
Then BE- gave up and laughed with
her y Ike YOU better than the other
kind. anyway" De- said al last. in his
old. ans influential way.
Then lane braafhed freely Chi