The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-14

discovered the plot and lad escaped Rom
this cousin when she first met Dunit'iJn.
She agrees TO marry Durham at once.
CHAPTER XI-I.eft alone I'm her room
at the hotel for a few moments after the
marriage. the cousin makes his appear
ance and attempts 20 carry her VI. lie
is arrested and everything nds happily.
All right, III do it. III have the
engrayer telegraph his dress to you
within twJ hours. H., your list
ready, And, Mother. don't worry.
She's all right. You couldn't have
chosen better yourself. Say you viii
love her, Mother dear"
oh, | suppose III try" sighed the
wires disconsolately; but | never
thought you would be married in such
a way. Why. you haven't even told
me who she is"
Shes all right, MOTHERHOOD fam
lily and all. | really must hurry"
but what is her name, Tryon?"
Say, Mother, | really must go, Ask
Mrs. Parker Bowman what she thinks
of her. Good-by! Cheer up. it'll be all
right"
But, Tryon. her name
The receiver was hung up with a
click. and Durham looked at his watch
~nervously. In two minutes his half
hour would be up, yet he must let
Judge Blackwell know. Perhaps he
could still catch him at the office He
sometimes stayed downtown late. Dun
bp ~ ro ~ nm fhn nffinn Thu lnApn NNlG
still there, and in a moment his
CHEEKY voice was heard ringing out.
Hello"
Hello, Judge! Is that you?
This is Durham. Chicago. Yes,
the business is all done, and I'm ready
to come home, but | want to give YOU
a bit of news. Do you remember the
young woman who dined with us at
Mrs. Bowman's and played the piano
so we'll? Yes, the night | met you.
... Wen, you half guessed that night
how it was with us, | think. And now
she is here, and we are to be married
at once, before | return. l am just
about TO go TO the church. but | want
ed your blessing first
blessings and congratulations on
you BOTH" came in a hearty voice
over the phone. Tell her she shall
be at once taken into the firm as chief
| consultant on condition that she plays
| for me whenever | ask her"
A great gladness entered the young
mans heart as he again hung up the
receiver, at this glimpse into the bright
vista OF future possibilities. He hur-
ried into the street, forgetful of en-
gravers. The half-hour was up and
one minute over
In the meantime, the girl had slipped
into her own garments once more with
a relief and joy she could scarcely be-
| lieve were her own. Had it all been
an ugly dream, this life she had been
living for the past few months, and
was she going back now to rest and
peace and real life? Nay. not going
back, but going forward.
A knock at the door brought her
back to realities again. Her heart
| throbbed wildly. Had he come back
to her already? Or had her enemy
| found her out at last?
Tryon Durham hurried up the steps
of the Y. w. c. A. building, nearly
knocking over a baggy individual in
rubbers, who was lurking in the en-.
trance. The young man had seen a
| boy in uniform. laden with two enor-
nous boxes, run up the steps as he
turned the last corner. Hastily writ
| ing a few lines on one Of his cards
| and slipping it into the largest box, he
| sent them both up to the girls room.
| Then he sauntered to the door to see
if the carriage had come. It was there.
He glanced inside to see if his orders
| about flowers had been fulfilled, and
| spoke a few words Of direction to the
driver. Turning back to the door, he
found the small, red eyes of the baggy
freshman fixed upon him. Something
In the SLOUGH of the figure reminded
| Durham strongly now of the man he
had noticed the night before, and as
he went back into the building he
looked the man ove well and deter
mined to watch him. AS he sat in the
Office waiting. twice he saw the bleary
eyes of the baggy mar applied to the
glass panes in the front door and as
suddenly withdrawn. 1t irritated him,
and finally he strobe TO the door and
asked the man If he were looking for
some one.
Just waitin' fer me sweetheart"
whined the man, with a cringing atti-
tude. she has a room in here, an
saw her go in a while back"
well, you'd better move on. They
don't care to have people hanging
around here"
Upstairs the girl had dared to open
her door and had been relieved to find
the elevator boy there with the two
boxes.
1.-THE gentleman's below, an he says
he'll wait, an he sen these up" said
the boy. depositing his burden and
h%urrying away.
She locked her door once more, for
somehow a great fear had stolen over
her now that she was again dressed In
her own garments and could be easily
recognized.
She opened the large box and read
the card lying on the top:
These are my wedding gifts to you