The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-29

and added; "And he said for me TO
try 10 remember three letters I WAS
to ment!oa-sa!i you would uncer.
stand ("
Three lctters?' repeated duly.
Yes, sir. three lettGsa--I did re-
member EN-. tco, because they haD-
pened to lie the initials OF young
woman Nm. .. :. y, sir"
% L p.9" ! SAID, puzzled ard mis-.
cradle "Whats q. E. d." And then
an idea startled he.
oh | say, you mean-ar-P. D. @.
--ea, Wilkes" II sounded like Jack.
Bat he seemed sure he didn't; in
sisted on q L, D. When he had With
drawn. sat there moment. swal.
lowing hard BY Jcye, when chap
has had the hardest blow of his lie
and that. too, from his Lest TREND.
i,s ueyiith h-rd to come UP smiling.
Presently | pulled myself together,
jenkins, as he te.ped me dress, eyed
me IN a frightened way, his lace kind
Of pale and gl6elish. Neither Of us
SAID a word, tut | knew | had his
sympathy. poor fellow-ana 1t helpedl
Then. With the parcel in my hand |
marched slowly down TIE stairs for
should have given Jeniins.
She was there In tie living room
she and the trump And when saw
her dear face and realized what dis.
aster had come between US, fe,t
things whirling around Inc like q Jolly
whats-ite-name and dropped my hand
on cAair-back hard, until could
atiffen and smile up. But, by Jovo,
she was on.
rs anything the matter. Mr.. Light
nut?" she asked. coming toward me-
and how kindly. almost tenda4ly, her
sweet face softened.
rs II anything about Jacky?" caap
ped the trump
I shook my head ard just gently
placed the little wrapped rarce in
FRANCES hands. My hand shook so
almost dropped It.
Somc- something Of yours that was
lost" | said and | knew ~ ycico
shook little, too. Il was fortunate
for the last time. | knew it was
just my devilish luck that the get
misty and dim. | Whispered hoarsely:
Open when you are alone"
And then | walked straight out OF
the house,
A gardener directed me to the park
gates, but there were so many dashet
curves and terraces | got hopelessly
twisted, and pretty soon didn't know
whether | was leaving or coming,
don't you know sat down on an iron
bench TO think it over. and. by Joye,
| must have dozed off, for the first
thing | knew some one yelled my
name, and I looked up to see--Bill-
ings!
He was looking bit soiled and dis
heveled, and his eyes had a haunted
look
What the devil are you doing, sit
ting here?" be demanded
lin going" said hrBrledly get
ting TO my feet. Just $esting-J-"
They told me | would find you
here" he said. Here you are, sit.
ting out here In the hot sun without
any nat! Good tnlng, UlcKy, yon
haven't got any-h'm!" Then no
painted at me: Say, nice way you
and my sister treated mel don't
think! But III forgive You this time"
Here he linked his arm In mine. I'll
forgive you, II YOU never say any
thing at the club about those damned
black pajamas--nor in the family.
either. Great Scott! l wouldn't have
this get out!"
Il wouldn't think OF such thing!"
exclaimed, UNNECESSARILY relieved.
but indignant, as well. He led me
across the turf.
"oh, I've had an awful time, DickyI
Awfull"-he lifted his hands-"Oh. r
don't want to tell you about it, don't
want even to think about 1t myself"
fnurmured something sympathetic,
for felt sympathetic with anything:
besides, there still fingered a bit OF
headache from the Heidelberg punch
and could imagine from that what
his feelings must have been
by George, Dicky," he burst out
again, "tiie way I've been shut up and
treated just seems like some internal
conspiracy. Good thing Jack Ellis
worth's dad had pull with the mayor
tell you all the whole rotten BUSH
ness when can talk about it quietly
That's right that's right" l said
soothingly, wouldn't think about 1t at,
all now, old chapl" No use remind
Ing him, you know, that he bad shut
himself UP. Besides, the wandering
Of his mind to Jack Ellsworth and his
father showed me that even yet he
was not quite himself.
Billings mopped his forehead. MY
but 1t was hot In that hole!" he ex-
claimed. And that reminds ne
have you seen the governor this morn
ing? No? Well, talk about hotl
George. but the old man was hot UNI
der the collar when | saw him just
now! And he looks like he had BEEN
dropped from shot tower! It's this
case he's working on, guess, or else
it's about Francis. He's found out
what | knew"
"Do--d0 Won think so2 | questioned