The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-04
WHAT THE
PAPER READ

10 the end Of his day Ellithorpe
will never forget his sensations
when he read the simple. cold
FLOODED announcement in the society
column OF the newspaper.
The do.,ce WAS to the effect that
the engagement Of Miss Rose Burl-
ingame to Doyle Jenkins vas an
nounced That WAS ALL but Il was
the end Of the world for Elllthorpe,
AS he glared AT the crumpled
newspaper he admitted that he had
dallied For two years he had lived
IN. the light Of her presence and
hadn't opeued his mouth TO tell her
how he te't about It He had always
meant 10 do Sc, but he was shy.
Never In hts maddest dreams had he
pictured any other girl wearing
orange blossoms and tulle veil for
him. And now t @
If it hpd been any other man than
jenkins! But he was honest enough
to admit that re would have been
JhSi Go Nhiu S~u dh0 upotN bo hattCL
who had hoen his lucky rival -,
Ellithorne pushed his dinner away
without a look at the tempting chop
aud left the club. He wanted &c
walk and think II over. There was
plenty to think about what foo.
he had been, for instance. He might
have Known others admired her AZ
we'll as himself What conceited
chump he bad been to fancy II
didn't matter when he spoke There
were always plenty Of callers hover
ing about Rose, but he had been sc
wrapped m In his own liking for her
he had not thought about anything
else. Now he was well paid for 1t.
Where on earth would he spent
o3fuI evenings now? For he neyel
tould sit 'n the same room with thu
successful jenkins without strang
ling, him. he was grLmly certain. And
Rose wouldn't care to have him cal
now that fhe had picked out len
kius, E'lithorpe groaned aloud
Suddenly an ,ovespowerlnR desire
to see her again. to view her in III,
light OF this stupendous change
came over him ard he boarded n car
it was quite right he should call ans
offer hts congratulations. he tolt
himself miserably. All the way on
there he was rehearsiug differen
ways Of doing this without givins
her hint Of the anguish In his soul
for he had resolved never to let he
know.
When he reached her street HI
had not decided whether to ,begii
the conversation In q calm ant
everyday manner, gradually lead
Ing up In an incidental way to tn,
news of her engagement, as though
he merely remem bered to speak of
along with other pleasant news, q,
whether, In sprightly and .iestini
manner, TO plunge into the shb1ec
ut once. He rather inclined toWart
the former as more likely to Civ
Roses vanity letting down and t.
show her II she had any lingering
suspicious as 10 MS caring deepi.
for her that she was wholly mlsla
ken.
The. maid had ushered him int
the Burlingame library and at sigh
or the familiar, room nls near
dropped several more nSehes' he
cidedIy he would choese tue hrs
way; maybe he would even aDpar
emily forget to mention her engage
ment TIL he was ready to 20 MONS
Just AN though IL mad nearly slippe'
his memory
Good evening, Rck, she sai'
Just behind him. .an, at
Ellithorpe sprang to bis feet. Sh,
was looking perfectly natural, hap
by and placid, not at all importan
as he had fancied she would, ans
she walked over to a settee a,
though nothing had happened.
Ellithorpe's eyes blurred and h.
coaldn't follow out his programme
."t cant beliCyp II Rose ~ he heNrS