The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-04-15

mai. lie WAS whiting FOX her on he
platform when she descended tcm
the wagon lit in jhe Care du Norf.
Sleepy passengers tr1@dcd VITA laam
iato lie customs department She,
alone among ;hcn all, was smiling
brightly. as ii the world could bo sweet
at an houy When, b. al odas, it should
DC sle0piest.
Il was Up and ON the lookout for you
at Amicua," he &c clarcd, rs they
walked of toeelher. "4op might have
set oil there, you know VITA Il wry
srin.
q shall ret run away fro!u you
again, Brandon" she said earnestly.
q promise, On my houor"
by Jove.' he cried, that's re-
lof!" Then he broke into Z happy
laugh.
q shall 70 to tho Ritz" she said,
after her effects had been examined
and were ready for release.
Il thought so" he announced calm
ly. Il wired for rooms before ! icst
London
Really. this Is ridic--'
Don't fro%u like that, Hotty," he
pleaded.
AS they ratified and bounced over
the cobh.e stones in a taNimeter on
the way to the Place Vendome, he de-
voted the whole OF his conversation to
the delicious breakfast they were to
have, expatiating glibly on the won
derful berries that would come first in
that alWays-to- aforementioned meal.
She was Iavennusly hungry by the
time they reached the hotel, just from
listening to his dissertation on chops
and rolls and coffee as they are served
in Paris, to say nothing OF watfles and
honey and the msImalade that no Eng
lishman can do without.
Alone in his room, however, he was
quite another person. His calm assur'
ance took flight the instant he closed
the door and moodily began to prepare
for his bath. Resolution was undi.
minished, but the facts in the case
were most desolating. Whatever it
was that stood between them, there
was no gainsaying its power to influ'
ence their lives. 1t was no trifle that
caused her to take this second flight
and the sooner he came TO realize the
seriousness of opposition the better.
He made up his mind on one point
in that half-hour before breakfast; ii
she asked him again to let her go her
way in peace. it was only fair to her
and right that he should submit TO the
inevitable. She loved him, he was
sure of it. Then there must be very
good reason for her perpleXing attitude
toward him. He would make one more
attempt to have the truth from her.
Failing in that, he would accept the
situation as hopeless, for the time be-
ing at least. She should know that he
loved her deeply enough fer that
She joined him in the little 0pen-air
cafe, and they sat down at a table in a
remote corner. There we're few PEG
pie breakfasting. In her tender blue
eyes there was a look Of sadness that
haunted him, even as she smiled and
called him beloved.
"Hetty, darling" he said. leaning
forward and laying his hand on hers,
cant you tell me what it is?'
She was prepared for the question.
In her heart she knew the time had
come when she must be fair with him.
He observed the pallor that stole into
her warm, smooth cheeks as she re-
garded him fixedly for long time be-
| fore replying.
! There is only one person in the
world who can tell you, Brandon. 1t is
for her to decide | mean Sara Wran-
dali"
He felt a queer, sickening sensation
| Of uneasinees sneak into existence. In
the back Of his mind, hateful fear
began to shape itself. For long time
| he looked into her somber eyes, and
as he locked the fear that was hateful
took on something of definite shape.
Did you know her husband?" he
asked. and somehow he kIew what the
answer would be.
"Yes," she replied, after a moment
| She was startled. Her lips remained
| parted.
lie watched her closely. Has this
this secret anything to do with Chal
!