The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-17

I could have forgotten my mlseraple
hide. we'd run off some place ana
been married in spite Of your uncle
and his money. wouldn't we! YES
] know"
After time, Travers knew not
how long he pulled himself togethet
and looked up. He glanced at what
had been the empty chair. rubbed
his eyes and looked again. "A GIRL IN
a light opera cloak smiled across al
him.
"Yes, Bobbie, I'm real" Then,
anxiously, as he. continued rig'diy
staring at her. "Bobbie, don't you
know mel"
Travers hadibecome very pale. ne
sat ,tensely grasping the arms OF MS
chair, mutelyfdrinking in the picture
| before him.
He half rose out Of his chair and
| crushing both her hands In MS
| raised them almost to his lips, then
/ realizing that many corious giahces
| were being cast in their direction, ne
released her and sanh back,
| do you know, L" he begah'
hesitatingly.
| "Yes?" she murnnured. leaning
forward. her eyes newer leaving his
face, you were saying!
i do you know, l was just thinking
Of you--wonde,,in where you were,
what you were doing, 'whether--you
| were happy or fnot; tell me- you are
happy with him. are you notF"
4 with him.t With whom"
II why, husband.
4 any husband! have no-why.
Bobbie, I'mtnot married.
/ -'Your're,- not married! But
Saunders, what about Saundersf
You know. after(I left I thought you
would"
4 Eyes, yes, n know you thought
you thought - oh. Boboie, YOU
! thought too much you had no right
y to think that would marry him
e You thought you would go away ant
let me enjoy my uncle's bounty, ou
YOU had mo right to think that
! wanted"
But Nan, /, did 1t for the best
) don't you seer
? She stoppedfands drew back. Grim
. soning. the tears creeping Into ne
voice and her eyes,
1t was now Travers' turn to lea
forward. TrembllrGly he. reache
4 into his breast AMI pulled forth
tiny lace handkerchief. crumpled an
! dark with pocket gsime. unfoldin
j 1t. he spread 1t ntrsbefore her.
why, that's minei" she quaveret
y TITS the one you stole from me
Ell the Martin dance land then wouldn
$ give back"
i'll yes, that'sIit. And I've kept
e with me everfslnce-aiways But
ii thought striking him You
mother?"
I'll At this Rne seemed suddenly to n
h member her position. Sitting q SO
II she caught at her cloak, and, hastil
IN rising, looked across the room
a. Travers, reached over and gent
I'll pushedgher DOWN
"Yov re not going just yet"
, said, quietly, mot FOR ell the mothe
y" In the world"
le ~ don't know .why came ov
m here Bobbie," she murmured, ne
I'd voysIy twisting the handkerchi
W around her finger "Mr. saunde
took me to table over there al
r. then went tout to look for motht
lie who was looming Fbehind with N
lie Bardick fand when looked aroul
ay and sawfyou l was $50 glad ! did,
wi even stop to think, but just"
in "Saunders!" he interrupted roue
.e, ly, II thought"
,s Yes" she said lhurriedly, "
~ never seems to give up It's imp
sibla/to make him understand Il
0h we /can only be friends. and mott
won't understand" Closing her e,
YEARLY. Between them both l
n most go Crafty sometimes.
II Hang Saundersj and his VIII
II crowd" hea choked tout, grasping
hands and, kissing them again 6
~ again, this time utterly Obvious
hts surroundings. 4 lost you or
three years ago. Nan Weather
but. by heaven. I'nA not going to |
u you nov! Listen 6o' me"
ro. Ybh, Bobbie." she tgasped. "eve
,cs body's looking at us!s'
nd /"Never mind that, he smiled, s
he holding her, "The Reverend Cha
EVIL McCrackenl1ives tusa around the (
ii ner from mere, and Ihs Is G
ro-l friend ofymine. shall\ we call
1us him."
"You isaid once mybeyes told
asy / would go anywhere with YOU"
IN, said, looking up at him; what
- they tel you now?"
oS n And from the size ct the tip wi
81 :. Travers showed into the hands of
.itb astonished, waiter. we may sa
sva conclude that the light In Miss
navi Weatherhy's eyes illumined pr
,g's straight road tothe abode If the