The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-06

He had almost reached the hotel
when he met a business acquaintance.
who welcomed him warmly. for far
and wide among Legal men the firm
Of which Judge Blackwell was. the
senior member commanded respect.
We'll Welt" said the older man
is this you. Durham? thought you
were booked for home two days ago
Suppose you come home TO dinner
with me. I've a matter I'd lise 20
talk over With you hefore you leaye. /
shah count this q most Fortunate MEET
tug If you viii
Just because he caught II any straw
s. lcee hin lopger in Chi>ago, DGp.'
ham accepted the inyit@tiou. JUST as
The cab door was flung open Ia front
Q: the handsome iuuse where he was
70 be a gneit two men passed slowly
2y. like shadows cut of place. and
there .ioated IN his ears ore sentence
voiced in broadcast Irish: she gues
hy III name Of Mary. ye says? An
roight, sorr. r2 keep a sharp !ocs
out
Tryon Durham turned and caugh;
a gH:Epee Of silver changing hands
Cpp man vas slight and fashicna1l,
dressed, and the light that wna calt
from the n~e!ghbjriug window showed
his face TO b dark and handsome.
The other was short and stout ami
clad in aSfaded Prince albert ccst tast
baggci at shoulders and elbows. BE
wore rub6crs over his shoes, ana IFS
footsteps sounded like those oil q
Ee2vg dos. The two passed around
the corner. and Durham and his hos
entered the house.
They were presently seated at .
we'll appointed table, where an eiab-
crate dinner vas served. The talk
was of pleasant things that go to
make up the world of refinement; but
the mind OF the guest was troubled,
and constantly kept hearing that sen,
tence, she goes by the name of
Mary
Then, suddenly. he looked up and
met her eyes!
She was standing just back of her
mistress's chair, with quiet, watchful
attitude, but her eyes had been un-
consciously upon the guest, until he
he looked up and caught her glance.
She turned away, but the color rose
in her cheeks, and she knew that he
was watching her.
Her look had startled him. He had
never thought of looking for her In a
mental position, and at first he had
noticed only the likeness to her for
whom be was searching But he watch.
| ed her furtiyely, until he became more
and more startled with the rescm-
blance. At last he broke In upon the
conversation:
Excuse me. but | wonder II | may
interrupt You for a moment. I have
thought Of something that | ought to
attend to at once, | wonder II the
waitress would be kind enough to
send a phone message for me. / am
afraid 1t will be too late If | wait"
why, certainly" said the host, all
anxiety. Would you like to go to the
phone yourself, or can | attend to
it for you? Just feel perfectly at
home"
Already the young man was hastily
writing a line or two on a card be had
taken from his pocket. and he handed
1t to the waitress, who at his question
had moved silently behind his chair to
do his bidding.
Just call up that number, please,
and give the message below. They
will understand, and then you will
write down their answer"
He handed her the pencil and turn.
ed again to his dessert. Apparently
his entire attention was devoted to his
host and his ice, but in reality he was
listening to the click Of the telephone
and the low, gentle voice in an adioin.
ing room. 1t came after only a mo-
ment's pause, and he wondered at the
calmness with which the usual for
mula of the telephone was carried on,
! He could not hear what she said, but
his ears were alert to the pause. Just
long enough Tor a rev words TO be
written, and then to her footsteps
coming quietly back.
He had applied the test. There was
no number upon the card. and he
knew that IL the girl were not tho one
of whom he was in search. she would
return for an explanation.
If you are Mary Remington" tell me
where and when I can ak with you. I'm
mediately important Il" us bothi
This was what he had written on
the card. His fingers trembled as he
took it from the silver tray which she
presented to him demurely. lie pick
ed it up and eagerly read the delicate
writing-hers-the same that had ex-
pressed her thanks and told of her
safe arrival In Chicago. He could
scarcely refrain from leaping from his
chair and shouting aloud in his glad.
ness.
The message she had written was
simple. No stranger reading 1t would
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