The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-18
ABSEN7M|NDED
MISS AMY.
The Dress She Wore Was
Appropriate, After All.
BY LOUISE J. STRONG

never tUlHh VI you Ha DeItlS lndt. lu'
girl stammered.
she isn't such very old maid,
Mrs Wridgely smiled And she says
truly there are worse things such as
having blind husband on your hands
which would have been her fate II
she'd married Henry Scott, as she
came near doing once"
she wNCIdn't think so " she were
his Wife, She'd love him MI the NOR,
for the affection. know ! should, II
WiYie' Blrshing hotly, Elsie ran
from the room
Mrs. WridGely laughed, but with y
keen glance at her sister, who murmur
ed something about the heat, flaming
vigorously, Then presently she asked
Did you say that Henry Scott was
blindf'
That's what Kate wrote. The doc
tors think his eyes were ruined, AND
no wonder, running into that fire so.
Inflammation set In. He may never
see again. It's good thing he has no
family. He's pretty well on but he'll
need all he's got. He'll never work
again. and his business will soos go 10
ruin with hired help managing it.
Amy said nothing, Mrs. Wridgely
regarded her preoccupied face with n
slight frewn, then closed the subject
by remarking briskly
well fortunately. Henry Scott Is
nothing TO us. | ran over To see what
you're going to wear to the reception.
Amy"
The same as usual I suppose IL !
CO.
IF you go,' Mrs. Wridgely almost
shrieked when you know the affair
is complimentary to YOU, or course
you'Il 20. And YOU must wear your
cream silk. III send Ruth TO dress
you. And, Amy. I want to take the
waist and have the sleeves shortened.
You have such pretty arms. III run
UP and get It.
Judge Hale and wife will he there"
she resumed, returning to the porch
with the waist.
"Be where?" Amy questioned vague
~
"Well. II you aren't enough to- RC
Mt the reception. of course, and Soma
tor Ellsworth too; he got back th's
morning. Mrs Reed was SO afraid
they would not be here. think ri
dress early and come over myself.
Amy. or like as not youll appear IL
that everlasting black. or course yoG
are full Of your new book, Int you
owe something to your friends. DE
put il ont Of your mind for his even
ing. Ill he over early"
Tim glad it's out about Henry
Scott" Mrs Wridgely communed with
herself. "rye been some afraid of ttt
effect on her. but | guess she's for
gotten that old affair, and | mentioned
the senator on purpose to turn her
thoughts wish | dare speak plain
~ to her about Senator Ellsworth. II
she were only little more like other
folks! But then, suppose, he would
not find her so attractive"
Mrs. Wridgely had constituted her,
self first aid to Senator Ellsworth a
few months before. when chance on
abled her TO extract letter from
Amy's mail which was plainly from
Henry Scott She felt justified. Amy
would be spared mental disturbance,
and, anyway. the letter was probably
only congratulations note On the sue
cess Of her book. such rs she received
constantly. Mrs Wridgely's hopes con
corning the senator were new then.
and the briiiancy Of the possible posi-
ton for her sister Amy excused any
thing.
Amy had been provokingly unappre
ciative Of this advantageous opportu-
nifty, as she had been Of many others,
which was perhaps to be expected Of
people who wrote books.
Amy sat alone bordering over her
lovers peculiar silence. Was 1t due 20
jealousy of her success? She haa ilo-
rified in his magnificent conduct when
,he papers had told OF his plunging
again and again into the burning
wreck, rescuIng women and children.
and to her love. that folly and es.
arrangement could not kill, was added
hero worship. She had sat silent an.
der he news OF his calamity with q
control thnt treasured her sister, but
now her fan fell from her grasp, =
broken heap
Blind, Blind"' she moaned
The dark eyes that had looked into
her heart with ~ power that ~ other
could ever attain darNeped forever.
Her imagination wildly pictured
what il would mean TO him. ~ active,
so alive 10 the world and its meets
suddenly impri soned in darkness. hope
less darkness. dependent upon others
limited TO the companionsllip Of hired
attendants and his decrepit aunt. his
sole relative.
At lenst she might write him n few
sympathetic lines. the fact that she
had but now learned Of his terrible loss
being explanation and justification of
her former seemingly heartless indif.
ference. In the privacy Of her cham.
Der she gave rein to her emotions,
producing that which she hastily re.
duced to scraps for the wastebasket.
Recalling that other eyes now scan.
IL Well WrIttsn Up.