The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-26
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deepest scorn, the young man who
was pacing the floor. Joke! like
your idea of humor! | may be easy
going and ood-tempered and read
lily imposed on, and all that, but
there is limit! No, Mildred, l
have made UP my mind to assert
myself at last l came tonight to
tell you that you are quite free to 60
automobiling with that fellow jack
son whenever you like; or with any
one else. Though | suppose" he
added. rather gloomily, you'd go
Just the same, free or not free
The pretty girl nodded her head
emphatically. II suppose should"
she agreed. And 1t is perfect non
sense -
Indeed" interrupted the young
man. Il am glad you think it was
funny! You left me sitting there
In front of Clara's house in my car
for Just five minutes while you did
an errand and then you slid out
of the back door with Jim Jackson,
whose runabout was around the cor
ner, and went riding with him.
waited an hour and half"
Really, Richard" she went on.
Il never dreamed of doing anything
but come right back when | left you.
Then | found Jim In at Clara She
had run his car around to their barn
to borrow some gasoline he
said 1t would be such Joke on you if
were TO finish my ride with him!
IL You could have heard him! Clara
and | nearly died laughing at the
way he pictured you patiently sit
! ting out there waiting for me when
ill the time | was out enjoying
ride. He
"Oh, Jim is full of those little
tricks" agreed the young man grim.
| ly. II intend to settle with him, too.
| But that doesn't excuse you In the
least. He might have suggested the
trick, but you didn't have to carry
| it out. If you had cared anything
about me you would have scorned
| to-"
1T is dreadful to have no sense OF
humor,' mourned the pretty girl,
Besides, l really didn't mean to
have you wait SO long. L"
WAS it really an hour and a
half? How dreadful! Clara might
have come out and told you! She
is dreadfully thoughtlessl Truly
Richard, / thought Jim and | would
around the block and come up be-
side you out In front. / thought
you'd be so amazed and bewildered
because you had last seen me go in
to the house!"
But you didn't" insisted the
young man you went away for n
long ride with Jim and had a good
time and never thought about me
sitting out there -
ooh, but / did think of you'll" said
the pretty girl With suppressed
chuckle. Honestly. did! But
how could ! come right around
when Jim woutdnt? You surely
don't think that could throw II
big, six-foot man out OF an automo-
bile so that | could get hold of the
steering gear, do you? never
knew you to be so unreasonable be-
fore, Richard You've no idea how
how indignant | was with Jim
for not doing AZ wished! / was
80 worried about what you would
think"
The young man took 1eetina
glance at her. THAT sounds well, -
he remarked.
The pretty girl hunted for her
handkerchief. You needn't be so
Cross she said. you act as II IL
was my fault. Just as though
would do such a thing!"
Don't cry, Mildred" said the
young man, nervously.
"As II | was to blame for other
peoples mistakes!" she wept why
don't you blame Clara for not &C
coming out and telling you or jim
for not going right around the BLOCK
to wh-wh-where you were? Instead
OF that you t-t-take It out on me
: Really, should think you would
oe ashamed, Richards"
Clara never did suit me- h'
said severely. "ehe never consider:
other people. She might have real
! tied how unpleasant she made !
for you by not thinking OF tellint
me know you had gone, And tn
idea OF Jim Jackson carrying yol
away, practically against your VIM
II Just b-b-begged him not to,
supplemented the pretty girl. "Wha
could ! do2"
Not a blamed thing!" said thu
young man Indignantly. An,
worryinS You SO, too! You wait I'll
get hold of him Never mind
Mile; don't bother about my wait
ing so long! I'd wait twice as Ion
for you! Don't cry any more, littl
grill"
II forgive YOU" said the prett
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