The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-09
A COINCIDENCE

hard days work from his down town
ONCE he fully deserved quiet even
ing. tF5 fs'8
my greatest pleasure" ~ de-
cIared, Is TO sit down to h snug lit
tie tete-a-tete evening with my wife.
and watch her pretty face while she
tells me ali she has been doing dur
ing the day" -
Mr. Denhoime had the good for
tune to marry charming girl fifteen
years younger than himself, and tho
only fault his family found with Mrs.
Denholme were her excessive good
looks and love for smart clothes
One night they had been b, a
crush at Mrs Pawnrood's In order TO
listen to an acrobatic German pianist
and rub shoulders with many smart
people, and Denholme was waiting
patiently for his wife In the supper
room, beguiling the time with cold
quail and champagne, when a young
man. who stood next to him at the
crowded supper table. remarked that
there were "a lot OF people present"
There are," replied Denhoime:
have you been here long"
'Oh. no, this sort OF thing isn't
much In my line; one never can talk
to the people one wants to-
81 quite agree with you said
Denholme, however. my wife likes
this sort OF thing, and It's all very
well for the women"
1.-The fact OF the matter is con-
tinued the young man, I've come
here to find little woman met up
the river the other day said shed
be here tonight; rare little sports
woman. such a good figure. / took
her out In row boat"
Have you looked upstairs7" In
Quired Mr. Denholrne.
Not me- was the reply. II
should be pounced on and made to
take some elderly female into sup
per. told her ia watt In the SUPP
per room for her. didn't catch the
name when they introduced us"
1T sounds quite romantic, - said
Denholme. feeling amused by the
young mans confidence.
Rather! and ! believe she's
widow, and there's nothing Ike a
young widow intend to take her
to the Carleton or somewhere for
supper: she ought to look splendid
tonight" tss
What makes you think she's q
widow" queried Denhoinne.
"'Oh, | don't know, only she was
certainly a Mrs. something. and sle
never mentioned husband, and pro-
posed all sorts of plans. such as a
ball, or another day on the river.
She's full OF ideas and thoroughly
enjoys life, Just what woman ought
to be, and understands man, OF
that stand-off rot about her: there's
only month before ] have to join
my battalion at Glib and ! don't
mean to let the grass grow under my
feet"
She sounds very attractive" said
Denholme. M
"But she may be divorced" con-
tinued Denholme. "or perhaps sho
divorced her husband, one never can
tell" t'f' +. n A
"She may have married some aw-
full BRUTE" was the reply, 'and 1t
served him Jolly we'll right II she d.
vorced him. but I'm quite certain no
one divorced her. It's impossible"
MY dear SIR. replied Denhoime.
II am lawyer. see actualites.
mo wonder" said the young
man; II expect you've come across
heaps OF wrong 'uns; lawyers always
see the worst Of women, and men,
too, coming to that, but I'll bet you
You any money you like that the lady
met the other day Is real good
sort, and by Jove. there she Is COM
ing into the room now; she looks
simply great. and, ] say. what
dress! over there in pink"
Denholme followed the Young
mans gaze and saw 1t was concen~
trated on his wife. She was dressed
In one OF the latest creation OF
Paris dressmaker; her long opera
cloak was thrown over her shout
ders, She seemed the incarnation OF
perfectly equipped modern feminin-
fly. She reveled in her personal APP
pearance, and as she entered the sup
per room many eyes turned In her
direction.
Simply great" muttered the
young man. She doesn't see me yet,
Good she's coming over our way"
Then he stepped forward and bowed
TO the beautiful Mrs Denholme. She
drew back and looked beyond him
toward her husband
You are mfBtaking me for some
one else," abe said, with a queer lit
tie smile; then. TO her husband,
tom, I've been looking for YOU
everywhere. I'm so tired; lets go
home"
The young mans Jaw dropped.
and before Mr.. Denhoime had time
to Introduce him formally, he disap-
peared,
81 wonder who that pushing young
man was. who bowed to me in the
room?'' said Mrs DenhoIHie.
on their way home
81 wonderl" replied her husband.
When Ice Catches Fire.