The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-04-24


( tres. Us ra.itlys her blood lsapin
I - \ sc con lci Q. cTrosiag passion
- = - les h a'.r4T,-s {, Ni.h 81
i'''ft litgee a. Eln. she surrrd Il
r'arsl he dt.ar 0 await So ap9aarai>
, ~ ";taon. he could eth tel her
Us arms
a araWliTg voice came to them fro,
re YES lhl.!r. aid a noment letter / e.
lie Ni~aiaii entered the hrary. pal
ls ef MS TiJvcs as he cane.
I'S.io. lac said g.ihly. Il told rhG
iiaw fDvEs;airs !. went neccssar,
10 anH71Loe me h. tolo phone. Sill
aFriIe ment, ! say Why the devi
'"1-ia 'hey think eyer; l}odys a thie
O. ht1.. alc9t or a constable s:h :
'eb.t e.,.? lie knows m che Of The
LA T.. In hke'y 10 ran in any time
'clj Nm, a1a-- Ga, / say. | N moi
b&taA> IN. N /. Miss Ces,le;ch >"
i,e s'iaoA hanjs vi u both OF Them
&Ad tn 4 oIercd his ii ,ari,e case i.
ooih. inst selecting ott Tor hi,ns. r.
Le'ty assured him that lie was not do
'fop' sheer prcfisacy on her part in
we" Of his readiness In coacede the
tchli without worG irom her.
Nippins wind" ae said, taking his
stand before the fgerlSce. Where il
sara? Never mind Gsa't bother her.
We got all the time IN the word. Ry
the Wa Mss Castleton. what is the
= tSt t'trS from ycur faiher?"
i dare sly yea have later ROWS than
T. she said, trace OF annoyance in
her manner.
! i th2uGht rc:haps he had written
yen about his llaEs'
BY father docs net irow that I
rave returned TO New YORK"
On. see. Of course. Um-um, BY
he way. | think the colonel ia n cork.
G. One OF The most amlahlc thorough
"Tcds I've ever come across. Ripping.
Ice Ecrer said anything TO me about
your antipcthy toward Inn. bus | can
zee WITH half al eye that he is ter~ibl;
ccFressed about IT, Cant you slt to.
Ge'her some WY CT
Really. Hr. N,aStail, y7a are en-.
ceuraging ycur imagination 70 4 roint
WEcso words ultimately mrst fail YOU"
she sai1 very ros,tyeiy EGo,h could
hardly rcprass a chuckle.
It's rot ima5i-slicn on my rar;,~
ccid Leslie with conviction, failing ~.
torly TO recognize the Obvious. Il Gun.
pose You know that he is coming over
10 visit ne for six weeks or 80. We he.
came ra'tliag good friends before VIC
parted. My JCve. yoa should hear him
on old Lord Murgatroyds will! The
of wit. couldn't take it
as he does. Expectations and all that
sort OF thing, YOU know, going up like |
a not err balloon ard bursting in plain |
view. But he never squeaked. Laughed |
IT on A British attribute. dare saw.
l suppose you know that he is Obliged |
TO sell his estate in Ireland?"
lietty started. She could not con.
eeal the look of Shame that leaped in
TO her eyes.
Ill did not know" she murmured
Must be quite shock to you. Sit
down, Brandy. You look very pictur.
esque standing. but chairs were made
TO sit upon--or in, whichever is proper.
Booth shrugged his shoulders,
i think Ill stand, if you don't mind,
Les"
Il merely suggested it, old chan.
earring YOU might have overlooked the
possibilities Yes, Miss Castleton. he
eft us in London to go up to Belfast
IN this dismal business" There was
omethir 2 in the back of his mind that
re was trying to get at in a tactful ,
manner BY the way, is this property
?"
i know nothing at all about it, Mr..
Nrandall;' said she, with a pleading !,
lance at her lover, as if to inquire
that stand she should take In this dis
ressng situation.
IF il is entailed he can't sell it,"
aid Booth quietly. II
That's true said Leslie, some
nat obviously. Then, with mag
animity that covered a multitude of
,ubts he added 'Of course, am
lly interested in seeing that you are
'operly protected, Miss Castieton. 4
We no doubt you hold an interest in
e estates"
i can't very well discuss q thing
low absolutely nothing about" sho
Id succinctly.
Most of 1t is in building lots and
ctories in Belfast, of course. 1t was
ore IN the nature of question than
declaration. The old family castle
ut very much of an asset. take it,"
i fancy you can trust Colonel Cas-
'ton to make the best possible deal |
the premises" said Booth drily.
1 suppose So" said the other re-
snedly. He is shrewd beggar, I'm II
nVlnced OF that. Strange, however,
at haven't heard a word from him |
ice he left us In London. I've been |
pecnng cablegram from him every
y for nearly fortnight, letting me 20
oW when to expect him"
Are you going to California this
inter- for the fiying?" asked Hetty.
Sara entered at that juncture, and B.,
ey all sat down to listen for half an ~
ur to Leslies harangue on the way
California meet was being mis- !,
mayed, at the end Of which he de-
rted, "