The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-28
CARDS AND
SHOWN EYES
ny A. N. Perksrson.


Hartley leaned over and picked =
card from the girls loose sEeeye.
thought your luck was extraordinary
he said.
The girl let the cards In her hand
fall In a heap to the table and eov-
cred her face. Il had to---for Ted"
was her broken explanation. III
Hartley slowly knocked HIS cards
together and began to shuttle ths u.
For Ted?"
Yes, you see he has TO have doc
tors and medicines and a good room.
quiet and light
Hartley stopped stunning the carts.
Who is Ted? Tell me about II.
She raised her eyes. wet with tears
my husband"
"Well9" TIL
He was hurt soon after we were
married-run down by truck and
his back injured Now he's paralytie.
He's the son of won't tell you bis
name--a wellknown broker He wHs
disinherited because he made me ! Ii
wife. But he wasn't like other rfcfp
mems sons He was a competent
architect, and we were happy as could
be for two months then he was in
jured. Now he can't move hand or
foot not even speak. He has to have
doctors continually. and there's no one
to pay. ! can't make enough by work
ing, and then besides must be with
him az much as possible. SO took
to this II ! played fair might lose
Hartley smiled
"You don't believe me-"
Il didn't say 50" he protested.
But YOU don't II does sound
fictitious enough know. but" she
paused and leaned across the table,
come and see for Yourself"
They turned into Q narrow. sleepy
street and stopped before a brick
building that had attained TO the aga
Of doting staidness. They silently
mounted the wide, comfortable steps
and came to a stand at the tcp Wait
here until I've told him he's to have
a visitor" the girl directed, otherwise
you might excite. him"
Hartley leaned against the banirtsr
railing and followed her with admir-
ine gaze Her figure was trim and
neat and her face unusually pretty
and refined He was particularly inn
pressed by her eyes. They vera
deep rich brown.
: After lapse OF several minutes the
girl beekoned him into the room.
neat and trim like the girl A man
lay on white iron bed His face was
immobiie and perfectly white.
An old friend 81 mine. Ted, come
10 see you, the girl said. leaning over
the bed.
The mans features remained mo-
fionicss, but q faint sparkle came into
his sunken eyes. Hartley cautiously
shook the emaciated hand on tho
sheet and uttered few rambling sen
fences.
In the hall Hartley turned to thA
girl his face slightly flushed. 4 beg
your pardon for having doubted YOU
he said Il did doubt i don't now.
You are very brave woman. you
must let me help yo,r
The girl shook her head, 4 couldn't
do that"
"But rs for him. You must, 6s
Half way down fhr steps he looked
back AT her You are a very brave
woman" he repeated
Hartley slowly laid down bis coffes
cup and looked at the middle aged
man across the table from him 4
had most unusual experience yes.
terday,H he said II wandered into a
coy, quiet saloon on some drowsv
street. forget the name about four
O'clock Adjoining Il was a room
with several tables girl was az
one of the tables, stunning s pack Of
cards She had"
Il know" the elder, man interrupted
She had the most wonderful brown
eyes In the world. and after awhile
YOU couldn't tell why you discovered
yourself playing cards with her, and
and abe told yon about a sparsiytio
disinherited son OF a
broker-you doubted. and
she took You 10 see Ted. and you were
thoroughly convinced. =
Hartley looked ar the older man In
surprise. How did yon q
know ," tss&F
My hoy. bad the same expert.
ance four years ago, Hardly week
passes that some one doesn't"
Ton don't mean
But do. And Ted ia no mors >
Jaralytic than am. But. By the war.
ION about the parting in the hali7
forced $50 of my good money On
Ter. And yon?" see -
Hartley stirred bis coffee slowly.
So did l."
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