The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-02
THE FACE
IN TEE PICTURE
Ry MRS. BESSIE IN. pucEY

| eATet ane. ne haunted the tToW u
ed thoroughfares OF every large cit.
| in this country, and walked, tn,
! streets OF many q smaller one; b.
had even crossed to England ans
| France. but no trace OF her could h,
! find.
When her father died. q bankrup
| suicide, the great house on the ay
! enue had been closed, It's furnishings
| sold at auction. and then the daugh
| ter had disappeared. All inquiries
among her former friends failed t.
| give him any clue TO her where
abouts, and il vas evident that she
had purposely closed every way BY
which he might find her.
Al the time OF her fathers death
he was lying delirious in great
hospital in Il Western city, to which
he had been carried when found. UNI
conscious on the street. Weeks even
months, passed before he was able
to return East, and In the mean
time the girl he loved had gone.
When he was first able to sit bol-
stored up with pillows. he had writ
ten her a few lines, telling Of his i'll
ness, but the letter had come back
to him undelivered There was but
one explanation. At the time of
her great trouble he had neither
come to her nor sent her one word
OF sympathy and comfort, and, know
Ing not the reason for his absence.
she had been forced to believe that,
like many another, he had proved
faithless in her hour of great need.
While walking along broadway
one bleak winter evening. a friend
accosted him just outside moving
picture theatre. into which a throng
was continually pouring. Yielding
to cordial invitation. he entered
with his friend, glad to escape for
short time from his gloomy thoughts.
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The programme was about half
way through when Pictures OF an
English OrPhanage" was announced
for the subject OF the next group.
The scene was laid In one of the
poorer quarters of London. In the
centre, surrounded by crowd OF
boys and girls, neatly, but plainly
clothed, was a slender. graceful girl
to whom the children lovingly chung.
She was reading to them. and her
bent head threw her face into deep
shadow, but Manning gave an un-
start when the picture first
appeared. There was something won
ierfully familiar about the poise OF
hat shapely head with It's crown OF
lark hair, coiled In the very fashion |
he had so loved when Margarets I'm |
gers deftly fastened stray lock |
lfter a long brisk walk Suddenly |
he raised her head and smiled at
me OF the little tots and low cry
escaped Manning's lips. His friend
urned and saw his face grow white
While his eyes glowed With an eager
lght.
Hastily excuslng himself Manning
eft bis seat and passed quickly out.
a request on his card he
ent It to the manager, who cour-
eously granted him an interview
I once From him he was able to
1arn the name of the manufactures
I the films and once again he took
y his search for Margaret Fame,
his time with hope in his heart.
he finally learned the exact To-
alton OF the orphanage and immed
itely sailed for England. He re-
olved TO send no intimation OF his G
Dming, lest she should again avoid T
I'm He still believed she had /
wed him. and that when he could S
peak face 10 face and tell her the Y
sssons for his strange silence and y
ow for three years he had sought a
er increasingly, she would again
elieye and trust him. c
He had reached the end OF his q
and was walking through l
park short distance from the 5
-phanage looking forward impst- u
ntly to the meeting. when for the
rst time a sudden misgiving seized u
IN. What H. deeming him utterly u
orthless. she had cast his memory
ON her heart. only to let another .
4 the vacant place! The thought Z
As intolersble. yet II troubled him. :
My that very day. one short hour
fore. he had called on the doctor
no was In attendance al the orphan
re. and learned from him that Mar
Iret Fame was one OF the teachers.
DIV he recalled the expression on
e doctors face as he spoke in high
{ praise Of her Kindness and gentle
avs. and quick fear sprang up
y this man who had worked with
n during the past months might
We won her love
Around a sharp turn in the path
me a girl. tall and slender. walk
Z slowly and alone. He paused.
, pulses throbbing at the sight OF
AZ dear face again. She raised
Q hand. when beneath the are light
erhesd he saw q ruby fash and
light the subdued CLEAN OF en-
cling pearls. She still wore his
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