The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-09
sYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Tyron Durham, Just
alighted from a train, Is approached by
a beautiful girl who asks his protection.
She is in fear of pursuit, but declines 10
give the cause of her distress, Durham
takes her to his home and. in the alb
seuce Of his mother and sister. borrcW7
a hat and cloak for her.
CHAPTER HE takes her to a din
ner party at the home of a friend and
gives her name as Mary Remington. Her
actions stamp her as a girl OF refinement
and breeding,
CHAPTER IIT-After the dinner she re-
quests Durham to assist her to leave the
city. He puts her on a train for Chicago
and supplies her with money.
CHAPTER Iv-Dunham has become In
tensely Interested In the girl and anxious
70 solve the mystery which SURROUNDS
her. Stories in the newspapers OF missing
girls only add to his bewilderment
CHAPTER V-Arrived in Chicago the
girl buys some cheap clothing in an at
tempt at disguise ana starts out to seek
employment.
CHAPTER VI~She gets work as a
waitress in the home OF Mrs, Rhlnehart,
CHAPTER VIT-Dunham receives a
package containing the borrowed hat and
cloak with b note Of thanks signed
Mary
CHAPTER vTII-Dunham goes TO Chi
cage on legal business and eNerts. every
effort to find Mary" He is invited to
the home OF a friend for dinner. AS he
approaches the house he hears O man
giving directions to n shabby dressed
Individual regarding some one who goes
under the name Of MARY" He recog-
nizes in the waitress at the dinner table
the much.sought Mary" and arranges
for an interview witt her the following
day at the Y. w. c. A.
"oh, you are wonderful" she
| breathed. the light of a great love
growing in her eyes.
The bare, prosaic walls stood stolid-
" about them, indifferent to romance
| or tragedy that was being wrought
| out within its wall. The whirl and
| hum OF the city without, the CRIME and
soil of the city within, were alike for
gotten by these two as their hearts
throbbed in the harmony of a great
passion.
"Do you think TO you could learn tc
love me-" said the mans voice, with
the sweetness Of the love song Of the
ages In its tone.
81 love you now" said the girls low
voice, Il think / have loved you from
the beginning, though I never dared
to think of it in that way. But It woulC
not be right for me to become YOU
wife when you know practically moth
ing about me-"
Have you forgotten that you know
nothing of me?"
"Oh, | do know something abou
you" she said shyly. Remember tina
| have dined with your friends.
could not help seeing that they wer'
good people, especially that delightful
old man. the Judge. He looked star
tlingly like my dear father. l saw how
they all honored and loved you. An
then what you have done for me, an,
the way that you treated an utterl,
defenseless stranger, were equal I
years of mere acquaintance. ! fee
that | know a great deal about you
He smiled. Thank you." he said
but | have not forgotten that some
thing more is due you than that sligh
knowledge Of me, and before | cam
out here | went to the pastor of tn
church of which my mother is a men
Der, and which have always attende
and asked him to write ME a lettel
He is SO widely known that l felt
would be an introduction for me-"
lie laid an open letter in her laI
and. glancing down, she saw that
was signed by the name of one OF tn
best known pulpit orators in the LAM
and that it spoke in highest terms {