The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-04-17

Good heaven. I'm not going to
marry SARAH he. blurted out Its
never entered my head"
Perhaps 1t has entered hers"
"Nonsensel She isn't going to
marry, anybody. And she knows how
feel toward Hotty. If'it came to the
point where decided to marry with.
out love. pom my soul, Wv. believe
I'd pick you out as the victim"
Wonderful combination!" she said
with q frank laugh. The quintes-
sence OF mo love lost But to resume!
DO you know that people are saying
you are to be married before the win
ter Is over"
Let 'em say It" he said y.
roh. we'll she said, dispatching It
all with a gesture, III that's the way
you feel about 1t, there's no more to
be said $50
'& He was .1enamed. II beg your par
don,4I shouldn't have said that"
You see,' she went on, reyerting to
the original topic, people who know
Sara are likely to credit her with mo.
tives you appear to be totally ignorant
Of. She set her heart on my brother
Challis, when she waBs great deal
younger than she is now, and she got
him. II age and experience count for
anything, how capable she must be
by this time"
He was too wise to venture an opin-
ion. Il assure you she has no designs
on me-"
Perhaps not. But fancy that even
you could not escape as ST. Anthony
did. She is most alluring."
You don't like her."
! obviously. And yet / don't dislike
her She has the virtue of consist
ency, If one may use the expression.
! She loved my brother. Leslie says
she should have hated him. We have
| tried to like her | think have come
nearer to it than any of the others, not
excepting Leslie, who has always been
her champion. suppose you know
that he was your rival at one time"
He mentioned it." said Booth drily.
II should have been very much dis
appointed in her IL she had accepted
him."
"Indeed?"
q sometimes wonder If Sara spiked
Leslie's guns for him"
II can tell you something you don't
know. Vivian" said he. Sara was
rather keen about making a match
there"
Vivians smile was slow but trium-
plant. THAT is just what thought
There you are! Doesn't that explain
Sara?"
In a measure. yes. But. you see.
It developed that Hetty cared for some
one else. and that put stop to every.
thing
"Am | to take it that you are the
some one eise?" !.
'Yes." he said soberly.
Then. may ask why she went
away so SUDDENLY"
You may ask. but I can't answer"
DO you want my opinion? She
went away because Sara, falling in
her plan to marry her off to Leslie,
decided that 1t would be fatal to Ger.
tain project of her own II she re-
manned on the field of action. Do
make myself clear?"
"Oh. you are away OF In your con.
clusions, WV"
Time will TELL" was here cabalistic
: rejoinder.
: Her father appeared on the lawn
below and called up TO them
l "You are wanted at the telephone
Brandon. I've Just been talking to
Sara
Did she cali you up, father" ssksd
Vivian. leaning over the rail.
Yes. About nothing in particular.
however"
She turned upon Booth with { mock
ing smile He fell, the color'rusa @
his face, and was angry @ith~hlnself-
He went to the tslaphone, +AlInesL
her first words were these.
. What has Vivian been tellsaS~.-oss
about me, Brandon!
He actually gasped. Good heassas :
Sara"
, He heard her low laugh. SO ST.
has been saying things. has She shs'
asked. Il thought 90. I've laa &
IN my bones tonight" ~-..-
tfo Be Continuously -,