The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-10
WHAT'S IN
A NAME
BY Ethel Mary Shorey


wiki squared shoulders and not even
4 backward glance, IL was more from
anger than from sorrow.
II don't care If this is his first
riEht home after a year, did just
right! Why should explain to him?
He ought to have more confidence
In me than that don't care
II he did go away cross" Then. as
she brushed away an angry little
tear which persisted in rolling down
her flushed. round cheek. she quick
iy tore to shreas an innocent piece
OF paper.
That very paper had C. used ii all.
She had been so ggad 10 see him after
his long absence. and they Lad sucl
a pleasant evening together. and
when he slipped the beautiful ring
on her willing finger-the ring that
meant SO much to them both-their
cup OF happiness was EIoeed full.
/ Then-then came the tragedy. lie
had carelessly picked up this little
piece of paper and HIS eyes uncon-
sciousy rested on the WORDS. "Yoar
loving win. At first heir signif-
icance did not strike him. but when
1t did his ruddy cheeks paled. and
the old stubborn Jealousy caused his
question to take Oh a masterful ag-
gressiye tone
who is Win?"
The Girl glanced up quickly. but
when she met that doubling look all
! thoughts OF an explanation feel
She. too. was wilful.. and never in
her gay, happy life had anyone used
/ that tone TO her before; so with
| heightened color she replied briefly:
| - fricLd."
| Fer moment these two, whose
| truly engagement was hardly an
| hour old faced each other-neithe-
w,ll'us to yield an inch. each will
! tnE 10 undergo fortunes rather than
edmit mat they had met a master
| Erie. az" A little jealous laugh
emphasized the word. so I imas
| he'd very dear frien6.''
At last. with a cool. curt good
n'@At,' and stn touch of the
cap The boy mai left her and She
W rtl. aaywa she did not care. and
e,.c 1t sh- did not close her eyes
through that long nlaht. and If her
ILeui dad ache arid mob dreadrlly
tre next &. ornIng 1t was not on ac-
~ at OF hint
| Wneu S o'clock sounded the next
e. line the BOY found himself walk
| in slowly down the street where the
/ GIi lived ard he reached the house
/ just az the door olened and her
MDthe. came out The cordial
smile she gave him and the fact
that she held the doc open for him
to enter showed plenty that she
was unaware of the state of affairs.
| For a second he hesitate d. and then
unable to frame any excuse for not
going In, he said:
Isis she at lome ?"
| Yes, was the answer Go
right in Yor'll find her in the
| music rom"
| The music room, That was where
ste had consented to become lis
/ wife the night before-in the cosy
! little mise rOom-she must be
half expecting him With bound
| h. started up the steps. but like
| fash OF cold water came the words
from her mother:
Willie is with her-go right
IN
Willie! So that was all she
cared ABOUT him she had taken an
ether fellow. VIII, straight into tie
| place which she Lad de AIRED would
always be sacred to ner because
| bccause-
His lips came together in a GRIM
white line; he would see--would
have an understanding with this
| Wili--so much at least. was due
him. he paused at the door OF the
room anj wrapped. 4 voiCe--h.sr
voice said, Come in" With :
strange feeling Juggling at mis- heart,
ne pushed open the door At first
/ be hardly dan ed 10 look = the hate
1 face of his rival Then with de-
| FAINT toss of the head he advanced
| quickly. but stopped short. puz
zled look on his face, as his warlike
face rested on two girls, The Girl
came quickly forward with little
suppressed cry of delight and then
after giving him her dagd In welcome
! you see. really she had been part
ly to blame the night before-she
| had come to that co lciusiCn hours
aeoD gravely turned anc said:
You have never met my dearest
friend Miss Zillah Wayne lave you?
Will. this is Mr. Leighton"
VIII. That was the only word
he caught distinctly and az he
clasped Miss Wayne's hand I'm a de-
oidedly warm grip. he rsIeated Il
mechanically.
! YES" she replied laughingly;
'1sn't Il a terrible nsme for a girl?
! But ~ much easier to y than Zil-
lab"
His eyes sought ;he Girls with
such an expression of relief. penti-
hence and understanding that her
| last bit oil resentment fed. and
VIII was considerate enough 20
opportunely remember an import
ant call she must make. Sc she left
them together. and then a bright
| glorious rainbow shown cut fro
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