The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-07

women and unkempt children, the
poorest Of poor-whites. Not one OF
them can read or write. and they Hive
like animals. II I'm ever able. meaA
TO put Misunderstanding school up
there. And then"
He ended with half laugh, sudden.
ly conscious that he was talking In
language she would scarcely under
stand--in fact, in a tongue new to him.
self. But there was no smile on her
lips and her extraordinary eyes--cool
gray, shot through with emerald
were looking into his with q frankness
and sympathy he would not have
guessed lay beneath her glacial pla-
cidity.
To Katharine, indeed, It made little
difference what philanthropie fads the
man she had chosen might affect az
regarded his tenantry. Ambitions like
these had immortal favor that did
not displease her And the Fargo mil
lions would bear much harmless ham
| mering. A change, subtle and incom-
| municable, passed over her.
Il shall think OF you." she sighed,
"as working on in this splendid pro-
gram. For It is splendid. But New
York will miss you. John"
"Ah. NO. I've no decisions on that
score. dare say I'm almost forgotten
there ALREADY Here | have a place"
Her head, leaned back against the
cushion, turned toward him, the pale
orchids trembling on her bosom--she
was so near that he could feel her
breath on his cheek. A new waltz
had begun to sigh its dangerous meas.
ures
Placer" she queried. 'Do you think
! you had no place there? Is It possible
that you do not understand that your
going has left--a void?"
| He looked at her suddenly. and her
! eyes fell Before he answered. now
ever the big form Of Major Bristow
appeared, looking about him.
1T has-left void she said, her
eyes still downcast. her voice just low
| enough. for me-"
The major pounced upon them at
! this juncture, feelingly accusing John
| of the nefarious design OF robbing the
assemhlage of its bright and partic-
| ular star. When Katharine put her
| hand In her cavaliers arm, her eyes
were dewy under their long shading
lashes and her fine lips ever SO little
tremulous 1t had been her best avail
able moment. and she had used 1t.
AS she moved away. her faint colol
slightly heightened. she was glad o
the interruption. 1t was better as 1
was. When John Valiant came TO hel
again.
But to him, as be stood watchini
her move lightly from him. there wa
vouchsafed illumination. II came t
him suddenly that that placidity ant
hauteuf which he had so admired Il
the old days were no mask for IRE
within The exquisite husk was tn
real Katharine Hers was the lowell
ness OF some tall white lily cut i
marble, splendid but chill. And wit
the thought, between him and he
there swept through the shimmerin
candle-lighted air breath of wet rose
fragrance ike an impalpeble clout
and set In the midst on It a misty stal
tinted gown sprayed with lflies-of.tht
valley. and above It girls face clea
and vivid, her deep shadow-hlue eye
ffxed on his.
4 The music OF a two-step was Ian
guishirg when, little later, vaiian
and Shirley strolled down between
the garden box-hedges. cypress-shape'
and lifting spirelike toward SIX.
which bent. silent canopy OF rnauv'
and pwplish blue. Behind then
Damnry court lay nest Of voyeI
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