The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-27

and then frew pale again
Il will tell you the truth" she said
MY name is Hetty Castleton. Ny IA
Their is Col. Braid Castleton OF - OF
the British army Ny mother is dead.
She was Kitty Glynn. at cue time \
popular music hail performer in Lon
don. She WAS Irish. She died TWO
years ago. My father was gentle
man. do not say he is gentleman.
Tor mis- treatment OF my mother re-
lieves him from that distinction. He
Is In the far east. China. | think.
have not seen him in more than five
years. He deserted my mother. That's
appeared in two or three OF the
musical pieces produced in London
two seasons ago. in the chorus. 1
never got beyond that. for very good
reasons. | was known as Hetty GlYun.
Three weeks ago | started for New
York. sailing from Liverpool Previ-
ously had served in the capacity OF
goyerness in the family of John Bud
long. a brewer. They had a son, q
young man OF twenty. Two months
ago | was dismissed. A California
lady. Mrs. Ilolcombe. offered me sit
uation as goyerress 10 her two little
girls soon afterward. | VAS 10 go TO
her home In San Francisco. She pro-
vioed the money necessary for the
voyage and for other expenses. She
is still in Europe. landed in New
York q fortnight ago and, following
her directions, presented myself at II
certain bank have the name some
where my railroad tickets
were to be in readiness for me, with
further instructions. They were to
give me twenty-five pounds on the pre-
sentation OF my letter from Mrs. Hol-
combe. They gave me the money and
then handed me cabiegram from
Mrs. Holcombe. notifying me that my
services would not be required. There
was no explanation. Just that.
ION the steamer | met--him. His
deck chair was next to mine ! no
ticed that his name was Wrandall-
C. Wrandall the card on the chair In
formed me. L"
You crossed on the. steamer with
him." interrupted Mrs, Wrandali
quickly.
Yes"
"Had-had you seen him before? In
London
Never. Wen, we became acQuaint-
ed, as people do, He--he was very
handsome and agreeable" She paused
for n moment to collect herself
Very handsome and agreeable"
said the other slowly.
I'VE got to be very good friends.
There were not many people on board,
and apparently he knew none of them.
1t was too cold to stay on deck much
of the time, and 1t was very rough. He
had one OF the splendid suites on
the"
Pray omit unnecessary details. You
landed and went-where?"
HE advised me to 60 to an hotel
| can't recall the name. 1t was rather
an unpleasant place. Then went to
the bank, as | have stated. After that
| did not know what to do. | was
stunned, bewildereo l called him up
on the telephone and-he asked me to
meet him for dinner at n queer little
cafe, far down town. We"
And you had no friends, no &C.
Ouaintances here"
NO. He suggested that SO into
ono of the musical shows, saying he
thought he could arrange it with II
manager who was friend. Anything
to tide me over, he said. But would
not consider 1t, not for q Instant.
had had enough of the stage. IL am
really not fitted for it. Besides, am
qualifled-well qualified~-to be gov
erness-but that Is neither here nor
there. / had some money-perhso
forty pounds. found lodgings with
some people In Nineteenth street. He
never came there to see me. can
see plainly now why he argued II