The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-04-14

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Noting -c emo.an, na GFo her
hands as~o lncauragieg pressure
and ia~ dia ely rel.Hnj ,hg,a
Come, be said gently; Il have
booked for London. GYcsYthinS u ar-
ranged. shall see 10 yuur luggage,
Lot lno put you in tao carriage rrai.'
As sho sat in tie railway carriage,
waiting for him to return, she tried
in a hundred ways to devise means
Of escape, and yet Size had never loved
him &c much as now. Her heart was
sore, her desolation never 80 complete
as now.
He came back at last and took his
scat beside her in tho compartment,
tanning himself with his hat. The maid
very dscreetly stared ont OF the win
dow at the hurrying throng of travel
| ers on the platform.
How love you, Hetty-how
adore you" Booth whispered passion
! ately.
"Oh, Brandon"
And don't mean to give you up,
he added, his lean jaw setting hard.
you muat-oh, you must she cried
miserabiy. u mean it, Brandon"
what are you' plans?' asked he
please don't ask me-" she pleaded
You must give it up, Brandon. Let
me go my own way"
Not until l have the whole story
from you. You see, l am not easily
| thwarted, once | set my heart on a
thing. / gathered this much from
Sara: the object is not insurmount
able"
'She-said-that?'
"In effect, yes he qualified.
l "What did she tell your" demanded
| Hetty, laying her hand on his arm
Il will confess she didn't reveal the
secret that you consider barrier, but
she went so far as 10 say that it wae
very dark and dreadful he said light
| ly. They were speaking in very low
tones. When ! pinued her down te
! it, she added that it did not in any
| sense bear upon your honor. Blu
there is time enough TO talk about this
! later on For the present let's no
| discuss the past. know enough o
your history from Year own lips al
well as what little | could get on
! of Sara, to feel sure that you arr
! in q way, drifting. intend to lool
after you, at least until you find your
self. Your sudden break with Sar
has been explained TO me. Lesli
Wrandall is at the back of it. Sar
told me that she tried to force yol
to marry him, | think you did quit
right in going away as you did, but
on the other hand, was it quite fair t
me?"
Yes, it was most fair" she said
COMPRISING her lips.
| He frowned
| I'VE cart possibly be Of the sam
opinion" he said seriously.
you wouldn't say that if you kney
everything
How long do you intend to stay il
London"
81 don't know. When does this trail
| arrive there?'
at four o'clock, | think viii 20
20 to an hUel or to friends?' He pu
the question very delicately.
She smiled family. You mean tn
Murgatroyds?"
Your fat1Ypg. is here, ! am informed
| And sou must have~ other friends o
I relatives Who" -
\ Il shall go TO a small hotel | kno'
near Trafalgar square, she iRterrup
ed quietly You must not COME Their
to see me, Brandon
Il shall expect you to dine with m
at-say Princes this evening wa
his response to this.
She shook her head and then turne
| to look out of the window He 81
back in his seat and for many mile
| with deep perplexity in his eyes, stu'
, ! led her half.averted face. The oil
, | uneasiness returned Was this o.
( stacle. after all, so great that it coul
| not be overcome?
" They lunched together, but wei
|. | singularly reserved all through ii
7 | meal. A plan was growing In h,
! brain, cruel but effective plan TIN
/, made her despise herself and yet co
h | tanned the only means OF escape fro
i | an even more cruel situation.
lie drove with her from the static
) to the small hotel off Trafalgar squar