The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-04
"PATIENT
WATERS
NO LOSERS"
By Margaret VI. Tenehan.

te the we'll Besides this she was
the prettiest, sweetest, dearest little
woman In the world, Some people
would content that Debby. her 49,
: yeaI-old niece, was the prettier. but
these were in iignantly over-ruled.
TO be sure Debby had lovely blue
eyes but Miss Milly's We're soft.
melting brown; Debby's cheeks were
red. but what blush-rose was softer
pink than Miss Mllly IS? Debby's hair
was yellow and long; but who ever
saw nufilier puffs than Miss Millys
light brown, with few silver
threads?
When Miss Milly's sister died, no.
thing was more natural than that
Miss Milly would take the little or
/ uhaned Debby to live with her IN the
big red house-whieh later proved
to be most ideal arrangement.
4 Miss Milly was 35-oId enough to
be spinster, but voted too iovabie
TO be called an old maid. Debby
was the most spirited. fun allowing
creature imaginable. and the two got
| ulOHs together laliOusi5'
Now SunnyvilIe 1t a tiny village
: which lives wholly within itself, and
is provokingly self-centered. Mere
| happenings become events IN Sunny
Vile, while real events take on coloss-
al proportions. This last was the
class In which Ray Stanwoods re-
turn" was put
p For Ray Stanwood had gone away
surely IS years ago or over, Just
. when all the village had decided that
Milly Coburn and Ray Stanwood
would make a likely pair. Neither
semed much inclined Ray didn't
care for anything but nature-the
woods, the flowers. the hirds-While
as for Mllly. nobody guessed the
workings If her shy little heart
For Is years talk was rife about
Ray. Oh, yes. In village like
Sunnyyille one topic has been known
t. last for 20 years. Once book of
bis poems came back, dedicated ITO
Sunnvvile," but that was all the
news. And now he was home again.
The gossip. talked with redoubied
energy Ray had gone away, leaving
parents in raodest circumstances, he
returned auccessful, If not fam
Gus. poet-Gat least, one who knew
! how TO make money.
He went away a youth OF slightly
over 20. He returned splendid,
broadly developed man, good to look
upon fascinating TO talk with. And
4 the tickle villagers decided Now
= Miss Milly can have him for Debby.
a strangely enough he went to call
upon the aunt directly he had been
IL introduced to the niece, and from
It that day one never saw little Debhy
re out that the tall man walked beside
% her, always talking earnestly with
~ The little maid.
n As for Miss Milly she was perfectly
e delighted Just to think her Debby
n was to have such a lover. She re-
% joiced from her soul for Debby had
% been a worry to her aunt when she
l. reflected how attractive were the blue
" eyes. and feared an unworthy swain.
Every time Ray called she found
"a some errand for Debby to do that
A. would necessitate Rays going with
ner and she would smile sympathet-
icauy at the sight of the two walking
slowly out OF the gate.
After perhaps a month of such do
ings one day Ray called in great TX
y element. Miss Milly beamed. Hes
going TO do it," she told the sweet
pink face that looked out of her
=. mirror. and she warned Debby ia
wait upstairs until sent for.
Down in the dusky cool parlor sat
Ray, all his self-possession gone
nervously twirling his hat in his
re hands. He rose as she entered the
Of room.
a Now, Milly," he began quickly
it "I'm-Ive been trying to see you
Or alone for long time, but you always
~ have some excuse.
As Milly's eyes smiled sympathy into
III lis. You know when man gets
my age he knows pretty well what
T. kind of wife he wants. Well,
- have about decided who l want.
=. want to know right away II | can
have her" and took her hand.
- Milly's eyes were swimming In
tears-it vas harder than she had
= dreamed.
=" Il will call her" she whispered
OF course she is yours. Ray, be
good to my little girl" and she turn
V ed to go. But, bewildered, he held
~ her back.
Why, Milly, surely you
cant mean little Debby-dont you
re see it's you want. not that dear
little girl. Why, all these years OF
nging and poem writing. and money
getting. were for you, dear, and you
a,i only. Debhy and | spent all those
= walks planning what we'd do and
10. where we'd go. you and l. after
81 wards"
II. And Milly's tears came after al
i, as she laid her dear little unselfish
,s head on the only shoulder in tbs
h. world.
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