The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-26


she was quick 20 see that she had q.
Tended him.
Il beg your pardon. my best OF
friends" she cried earnestly.
He smiled. "Ifsyou will take pres
ent advice, Sara. you will let go OF
yourself for spell and see if tears
won't relieve the tension under"
"Tears!" she cried. "Why should |
give way to tears? What have | to
weep for? That man up there in the
country? The cold, dead thing that
spent its last living moments without
a thought of love for me? All. no, my
friend; | shed all my tears while he
was alive There are none left to be
shed for him now. He exacted his
full share of them. 1t was his pleas
ure TO wiring them from me because
he knew / loved him. She leaned for
ward and spoke slowly, distinctly, 50
that he would never forget the words.
But listen to me. Mr.. Carroll. You
also know that ] loved him. Can sou
believe me when | say TO you that |
toms inn as no one ever hated before
Can YOU understand what ! mean?
hate that dead body, Mr.. Carroll. |
loved the life that was in IT, 1t was
the life of him that loved, the warm,
appealing life of him. 1t has gone out,
Some one less amlable than | suffered
at his hands and-well, that is enough,
| hate the dead body she left behind
her, Mr.. Carroll"
The lawyer wiped the cool moisture
from his brow.
81 think understand" he said, but
he was flied with wonder. "Extraor-
dinaryl Ahem! should say--Ahem!
Dear me- Yes. yes-I've never really
thought of it in that light"
81 dare say you haven't" she said,
lying back in the chair as If suddenly
exhausted. astn sss''.
"By the way, my dear, have YOU
breakfasted?'
mo. hadn't given it a thought.
Perhaps it would be better if | had
some coffee"
Il will ring for waiter" ho said.
springing to his feet.
Not now, please | have a young
friend in the other room--a guest who
arrived last night She will attend
to it when she awakes. Poor thing, 1t
has been dreadfulIy trying for her"
Good heaven, | should think So"
said he, with glance at the closed
door is she asleep"
YES. shall not call her u7til you
have gone"
May inquire"
"a girl ! met recently-an English
girl" said she succinetly, and forth
with changed the subject. There are
few necessary details that must be
attended to, Mr.. Carroll That is why
] sent for you at this early hour. Mr..
Leslie WranGall will take charge
Ah!" she Strengthened Up suddenly.
What farce it is going to bel"
Half an hour later he departed TO
rejoin her at eleven o'clock. when the
reporters were to be expected. He
Was W 40 al lut tdihluS lUl ucE.
While no was there, Leslie Wrandall
called her up on the telephone. Hear
ing hut one side of the rather pro-
louged conversation, he was filled with
wonder at the tactful way In which
she met and parted the inevitable
questions and suggestions coming
from her horror-stricken byother.in-
law. without the slightest trace Of
offensiyeneGs in her manner, she gave
Leslie to understand that The final OBJ
sequies must be conducted in the
home of his parents, to whom once
more her husband belonged, and that
she would abide by all arrangements
HIS family elected TO make. Mr.. Car
rob surmised from the trend of con
versation that young Wrandall was
about to leave for the scene of the
tragedy, and that the house was in q
state Of unspeakable distress. The
lawyer smiled rather gTimly to him
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