The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-03
Her Love
Affairs

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with a tragic air.
AT first there didn't seem to be
anything could dc" she said. until |
had an inspiration. | could have the
grippe. So | had it,"
| HIM" commented the young wom'
an in the purple suit. Wasn't that
an awful lot of trouble?"
AT first thought 1t did seem So
said the girl with the feathered hat
Il didn't have any invitations on hand
for anything | wanted to go to and
besides | needed the rest Anyhow,
| simply had to do something To avoid
seeing Samuel
you see, had written him-and II
was a perfectly beautiful letter If |
do say it--that all was over and 1t
| had been mistake and ! couldn |
marry him should think at least
it would have given him enough to
do Just admiring the letter, but no!
| What does he do but come right To
| Chicago by the next train to make
ME change my mind.
Luckily, when he first called ! was
out at tea. That looked kind OF bad,
too, as had said in my letter that
I had thought the matter over until
had no heart for anything.
Il just sat down and nearly cried
when l got home and found his card.
You see. know Samuel. | never knew
man with such violent will, and
realized that / had to do something
and do it quick
Il didn't want to marry him in the
least" explained the girl with the
plumes In her hat, but he talks SO
loud and so fast and makes so much
noise that you simply get to the point
whore you agree with him just to ease
up the pain in your head. When | first
knew him ! called it force of charac-
ter and admired it, Of course now |
know better But l didn't want to
give him chance TO talk to me"
"My, aren't you sure?" queriel
the girl In purple, amazed. You
should be. the way you are letting
Harry waste all his time on you
Il haven't got to Harry yet said
the girl with the pumes, with dignity
I'm still talking about Samuel Ger
calmly was sure-but Samuel wasn't.
which was more to the point. So
rushed upstairs and got my reception
gown and telephoned the doctor. Ny
head did ache and | was feverish from
worry when he got there. SO 1t was
easy to persuade him that | had the
grippe.
when Samuel called that evening
mother told him | was III and couldn't
see him. He stayed an hour telling
her how mistaken | was, and from up
stairs his voice sounded like the roar
ing of Niagara | don't wonder they
made him county attorney down there.
If he asked them they just had to. be-
cause I'm sure he wouldn't stop talk
ing till they did. Mother had book
she wanted to read, and altogether she |
was very cross when she finally es- |
capped from Samuel and came up
stairs. / told her that she would bet
ter have grippe. too, and that seemed
TO make her madden.
Next day Samuel called again ana |
left lot OF roses. He tslephoned FIVE |
times and called again ia the even |
ing to see how was. | sent down a
note thanking hin and asking him |
please to go away, as my decision was
final.
The next day he sent vioets. BY |
this time Harry had phoned asking nae |
to 90 to the theater and | was dying
to GO So l went"
"Goodnessl" said the girl in purple.
Wasn't that a risk?"
"But | had got tired of having the
grippe, so what else could / do?
really could not be expected to know
evening call at my house he would
choose to attend the very same theater
II he was so wrought up about not be-
ing able to see me don't think II was
in very good taste for h,n 70 want to
go to any the%tcr at all. III you? Some
how /; DIDN'T et with his role.
wei. we met face to face in the
lobby going home, and Thought Sam
uel would have apoplexy. OF course
Harry didn't know who the strange
man was who had gasped, stared,
cried Ethel in a deep bass voice and
then looked as If he was going to dis
claim one of Cicero's orations at us.
| never did have much presence of
mind. | said the first thing thought
Of. which was that had felt so much
better / bad gone TO the theater.
so | observe!' Samuel said in aw
Iul tones.
Then | asked Harry to take me
away. ] really did feel faint. for be-
sides Samuel / now had to explain
matters TO Harry-and men seem to
resent II so IL they find another man
links he's engaged to you. irrespec-
i've of your own views on the subject
The next morning, of course, | had
@ see Samuel when he called. Please
pour me another cup Of tea. for it
makes me feel III just TO recall it.
The girl in purple did as requested
md then looked anxious How did Il |
,ome out2" she asked. Which one
ire you really engaged 10 for a sure