The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-02

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Inc Bliss unfurled harmless look
white parasol that developed
yht red lining.
zeal Burton glanced at the rosy glow
ected on the girls softly rounded
fek and met her inquiring eyes.
How much farther to the river.
al?" she asked hastily.
AS II you didn't know" he retorted.
gu must have been there times
bugh with Fuller. You needn't be
Faid I'm going to propose to you
hin"
don't wish you tor
You've made that very plain on
Zee different occasions. ! may look
you sometimes, may not, without
Nending to throw myself at your feet
d plead for crumb of affection?'
His bitter sarcasm stung Anne to
blsh retort.
1T would make me most uncomfort-
lie II you did. as ! haven't even
nmb to spare'"
Meal WINGED. II don't wish crumb,
hne. It's all or nothing as far as
D concerned"
8I'm sorry 1t must be nothing, them
In the adjoining pasture sleek dark
rn leisureIy approached break in
e rail fence.
The young man, eager for keener
hrture to allay the dull ache Of his
cart. spoke again jealousy.
j"Of course I'm no horny handed son
the soil; I don't mangle the kings
nglish nor talk with a twang and
ht sixteen buckwheat cakes for
reakfast, winter and summer l can't
blk a COW, and I don't know the best
pill In which to produce giant turnips,
do know the real estate business
rom the ground up, can provide a
ONE, and I can run a motor car
fhese are my limitations. Speaking
Nathan Fuller
eve were not speaking of him." in
errupted Anne coldly.
Again silence. The dark form paus-
d in the opening Of the broken fence
Fith uplifted head.
"Are you going to that barn dance
onight r. asked Neal after awhile,
YES"
"You told me when I asked you to
10 that you didn't care for that sort of
Thing"
81 changed my mind / thought 1T
would be rather fun TO go and meet
he country people. Their ways are so
fresh to me; they4enjoy everything so
heartily. 1t is such a pleasant, simple
life"
"The natives won't enjoy themselves
much with a lot of giggling city board
|ars looking on. l suppose the other
people at the farmhouse are going!"
I'll hardly think so. Mr.. Fuller in
| vited me to go. I'm going to drive
lover in the buggy with him" Anne
|blushed deep with embarrassment I'M
|der Meals sharp gaze. Don't look at
me like that. Neal Burton" she added
SHARPLY. Nathan Fuller is fine fell
|Icw, and he saved my life! I might
have drowned If he had not happened
along the river when my boat upset.
You may laugh at him for country
man, but I would like to see you do a
deed like thatH
at is not my luck to have the op-
portunity," returned Neal, his face
ruriously white. II understand what
you mean, Anne. I'm just plain
matter Of fact sort Of chap, the sort
you've always known, and you're tired
of my type. II I may be permitted tc
express the opinion-I trust Fuller will
not misunderstood your gratitude fol-
something warmer"
Anne made no reply. Her blue eyes
were fixed on the shining river which
they were approaching.
Suddenly Burton tore the red lined
parasol from her light grasp ant
clutched her arm.
"Run. Anne! RurAfor the willow
trees and climb It's &bull! I'll keel
him off! Run. | tell youv" He pushed
her toward the river, but she turned
and chung to him with a little cry o
alarm.
With a desparing gesture he tosset
the red lined parasol toward the ap
preaching beast and saw 1t whir
along, its crimson silk full In the fac
of the animal Then he graspe'
Anne's arm and raced with her acros
the intervening space toward the wi
lows.
Behind them the bull was tramplin
the tantalizng sunshade into twiste
fragments. His angry below annount
ed that their fight had been discov
cred. and. with amazing celebrity in $
clumsy beast he had turned an
was after them.
Neal fairly tossed Anness slight forr
No into the low hanging branches
where she chung desperately, That h
was able TO reach her side and thro'
his arm about her was due to hI
trained muscles backed by a coz
head. AS he braced himself agains
the inclined trunk, his feet secure !
convenient crotch below, the below
ipr animal struck the willow tree lil'
whirlwind.
As they rocked dizzily with ii
swaying tree Anne clung closely
Rurton's shoulder, into which Der fac
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