The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-07
CHATTER WI.
corHder,ces.

Condolences.
This beautiful creature had pro-
posed to me.
BY Jove. that's what II amounted to
practically; and now as she sad, it
was up to me Yet couldn't SAY &
word!
n t'Wen. what must do about the
other one2" she insisted
The question reminded me of the
ENHANCEMENT 70 Hhirh- Der frank sim
piictty had confessed, And she ex-
pehtesi me, Of al others II ten her
S.lat III do; Tucked lib tRto the ra-
iftant. csimsonsd face as she bent
forward sligntly her lips parted, her
eyes oaget oxf eetant she was hang.
ing aien ny reply
eoighes slightly That question
Is hasdls 4air sou know said near.
inggr .s'Ieu see, Il bits me rather
personally,
or she said
noidta and tried I'd find her land
AZ | looted down
SO ghas's where. the shoes pinch.
es,1 sttd she whistled thoughttully
aaa just then my upward reaching
hams fornd hers And vet no, II
coa'in't ~ her hand. either. It felt
liNe the crash cover Of tho cushion
rough and hbrona and vel. ny jove
Ii sas Z ha63. for " gave mine a grip
that almost broke 1ay fingers and
then dropped thsni Tly the time
looked up. I ssY OILY her little palm
Resting alnvard en har bnaas
II was funny; hut had other tbiaga
to think about than puzzles
\ She sighed. N eil. I'm the one that
can feel for you. Dieky Here the sigh
lifted and her laugh pealed like a
chime of silver bells Il guess Broth
er Jack doesn't know as much about
your affairs as he thinks, does he
ehY Why, he told me, you were more
afraid Of a girl than Of mad dog"
And d slapping grip fen on my
shoulder that made me tingle from
head to foot And ret I wished she
wouldn't do that II she did It again,
! shonld fast lose my head Knew |
shouId M
Bur here she rose, stretched her
srps. and dropped ipto the wicker
armchair sac hftcheji II nesref 10
me. '' rs
you SEE, RS like tnis," she began,
assuming confidential air. you
know my sisters up at school at Cam
bridge. too"
AT Radcliffe colleagues" nod.
ded.
why, yes. Well. It's her room.
mattel"
~Ehs don't Believe T." paused
perplaxedly
That's right--her roommate, I tell
youl And In a day or two she's COM
ing home with Sis for visit. | want
you to come UP for a week end
won't you-and look her over--l
mean, see her and, tell me what you
think of her. Youll go crazy about
her--oh. / know you win"
! entered a protest. "Oh. say now,
you know, there's only one girl l ever
lsaw I would care to look at twice"
4 She smiled adorably. "Oh. don't
know, all about how you feel? But I
IjnBt want you. to see this girl--she's
the pretdest and SWEETEST. that's been
around Boston for many a day; and
ion Sunday morning she could give
the flag to all the avenue. Why,
'Dicky, she's from China!"
!. "Chinal" must have looked the
Iscorn felt. "Oh, come now, you don't
think =, Chinese girl Is"
Not Chinese. Dicky." In her Gag
erress. she moved 80 near, the silk OF
her pajanaa brushed my hand shes |
English. Her dads the British Gov.
ernor General Of Hong Kong--Colonel
Francis Kirkland, you know--beefy.
\ looking old chap with white mutton
chops--I saw his picture"
4, Hong Kong! i wondered II she
knew Mastermann, the chap who had
|sent me the red pajamas. why. dash
liz, Of course she would; for this Yel-
low Mastermann was out there on gov
sfernnent business. and he and the
governor must be thrown together a
good deal. .8s.,.s,
Her musical laugh broke Ia on my
Ispecuiations. But the funniest thing
III. Dicky, her names the same as
mine" a
] Her name! BY love, and until this
moment, ! had not thought
"Oh, ] say" exclaimed eagerly.
what Is your name. anyway"
The lustrous eyes opened wide.
why. YOU mean to say YOU don't
know? Thought you knew I was
named after the governor. And she's
named after Frances, from
Francis. you know--just the differ