The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-04-14

There were no rooms to be had. 1t
was the week CT Ascot and tho city
was still crowded with people who
awaited only the royal sign TO break
the letters that bound them to Lon
don Somewhat porturbed, she al
lowed MIN 10 escort her to several ho-
tcis OF like character. Failing in
each case, she was in despair. At
last she pluckcd mp tho courage TO
way to him not without constraint and
embarrassment.
u think, Brandon. If YOU were to
allow me TO apply alone to orc OF
these places ] could get in without
much trouble
Good Lord!" he gasped, going very
red with dismay what fool T."
"IH try the Savoy" she said quick
ly, and then laughed al him, His face
was the picture of distress.
Il shall come for you tonight at
eight" he said, stopping the taxi at
once "Goodby TIL then"
He got out and gave directions to
! the chauffeur Then he did very
strange thing He hailed another taxi
and, climbing in started OF in the
wake of The two women. From a
point Of vantage near the corridor
! leading to the American bar" he saw
| Hetty sign her slips and move off
/ toward the left Whereupon seeing
that she was quite out of The way, hs
approached the managers opce ana
asked for Accommodations.
/ Nothing left sir,"
mot a thing"
Everything has been taken for
! weeks, sir I'm sorry"
Sorry too had hoped you might
have something left for friend who
expects to stop hcre-a Miss Castle
| tom
Miss Castleton has just applied
We could not give her anything.
En-"
Fortunately VIC could let her have
rooms until eight this evening We
were more than pleased to offer them
to her for a few hours, although they
are reserved for parties coming dowr
from Liverpool tonight.
Booth tried the Cecil and got a mos
undesirable room. Calling Up th;
| Savoy on the telephone he got heI
room The maid answered, She in
formed him that Miss Castleton hac
just that instant gone out ana would
not return before seven o'clock,
Il suppose she VIII not remove her
trunks from the station until she fudF
permanent place to lodge, he III
qured. Can / be Of any service?'
Il think not, sir. She left no word
sir"
He hung up the receiver and
| straightYay dashed over TO the Savoy
hoping to catch her before she left the
| hotel Just inside the door he came
to an abrupt stop. She was at the
| DeEs and ticket booth in the lobby
/ cl3sely engaged IN Conversation with
the clerk Presently the latter tool
up The telephone, and after brief con
rcrsation with some one at the other
end, turned to Hetty and nodded bis
head. Whoreupoa she nodded her owr
adorable head and began the search
for her purse Booth edged around
to an obscure spot and saw her pal
tor and receive something in return
"Ry Jovei" he said to himself
amazed
8 She passed near him, without seeing
him. and went out into the court. Ill
watched her turn into the Strand.
When the night boat from Dover t
Calais slipped away from her mool
lngs that evening, Hetty Castleton an
her maid were on board, with all thei
bags and franks, and Brandon Boot
was supposed to be completely at Sc
in the heart of that ghttering LondoI
town.
The night was fog-iaden and dril
pins, and the crossing promised to h
unpleasant. Wrapped in a thick SCI
: ulster Hetty sat huddled up in the lie
of the deckhouse, sick at heart an
| miserable. She reproached herself 70
, the scurvy trick she was playing o
, him, reviled herself and yet pitied he
r self.
t a tall man came stumbling dow
: the narrow space along the rail an
4 stopped directly IA front OF her sh
started IN alarm as he reached cut hi
\ hand tc support himself against "a
!. | deckhouse. As be leaned forward,
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