The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-04-07

him 10 fetch time tct.A, and to be
quick about 1t, as there might 10
train leaving before he could get hack
il 1t took him as long to find Il rs
it took other people to remember their
obligations! His sarcasm failed to
impress Murray, who said he Thought
there was q schedule in Mrs. Wran.
dall's room. and he'd get it as soon
rs tho way Wes clear, if M. Wralda!l
didn't mind waiting.
"If | minded WAITING" snapped Las.
lie, Il wouldn't be hare now
As the fcotran ives leaving, Earas
aatomob :. wbirlod up to the porte
cochcrc.
who is going out, Murray he
called in surprise
Miss Castleton, sir. For the air.
sir"
"The deuce you say!" gasped tho
harassed Mr. Wrandall. II was O.
pretty kettle of fish,
Hetty appeared few minutes later,
attired for motoring.
"Oh, there you are" she said. cspy-
ing i,i.4. Il ain going for a spin.
Want TO como along?"
He swallowed hard. Tho ends of
his mustache described a pair of ob-
solutely horizontal exclamation
points, IF you don't mind being en-
numbered" he remarked sourly.
Il don't in the least mind" said she
sweetIy.
where are you going?" he asked
without much enthusiasm. He wasn't
to be caught appearing eager, not he.
Besides, it wasn't anything to be flip
pant about.
"Yonder," she said, with liberal
sweep of her arm, taking in the whole
landscape. And be home In time to
dress for dinner she added, as IL to
relieve his mind
Good Lord" be groaned, do we
have to eat again."
1--WE have to dress for it, at least"
she replied.
"I'll Co." he exclaimed. and ambled
off to secure cap and coat.
Sara has planned for a run to
Lenox tomorrow if it doesn't rain"
she informed him on his return.
"Oh," he said, staring. Booth gets
day off on the portrait, then"
Being Sunday" she smiled 1--WE
knock off on Sundays and bank holi-
days. But, after all, he doesn't really
get a holiday. He is to go with us,
poor fellow"
He looked as though he expected
nothing. He could only sit back and
wonder why the deuce Sara meant b.
| behaving like this
I They returned at seven. Dinner
was unusually merry. Sara appeared
TO have recovered from her indispo
sition: there was color In her cheeks
| and life in her smile. He took 1t tc
| DO an omen of good fortune, and waF
| immeasurably confident. The soft
| cool breezes of the starlit night blew
| visions of impending happiness acros!
| his lively imagination; famed his i'm
| patience with gentle ardor; filled hin
| with suppressed signs of eontentment
| and made him willing to forego thu
| delight of conquest that he might liv'
| the longer in serene anticipation o
| its thrills.
Ten o'clock came. He arose ant
| stretched himself in sort of ecstasy
| His heart was humping loudly, hi
| senses swan. Walking to the verar
dab rail he looked out across tn
moonlit sound, then down at the sc
| lected nook over against the garde
wall-spot to be immortalized.-an
| actually shivered In ten minute:
time, or even less, she would be dow
there in his arms! Exquisite medit;
tionei
| He turned to her with an engagin
smile, In which she might have di
cerned a prophecy, and asked her I
come with him for a stroll along tn
wall. And so he cast the die.
Hetty sent swift, appealing loo
at Sara's purposely averted face. LIE
| lie observed the act, but misinterpre
ed its meaning.
/ "Oh, it is quite warm" he sal
quickly. You won't need wrap"
added, and in spite of himself h
voice trembled. Or course she wouldn
need wrap!
4 have few notes TO write" sal
j Sara, rising. She deliberately avoi