The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-23

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story. Professional honor forbids your
doing SO. That leaves me as the sole
per.i. Is that what yoa would im ply,
my dear friend"
Not at all he cried hastily. not
at all l."
That's all tommyrot, Sara" cried
Booth earnestly I'VE just couldn't
have anything TO fear from you"
With curious inconsistency, she
shool, her head and remarked cor
course, you never could be quite easy
In your minds. There would always
be the feeling of unrest. Am | to be
trusted. after all? lave proved my
self to be a vindictiye schemer. What
assurance can you and Hetty have that
| will not turn against one or the 9th.
e. Of you some time and crush you to
satisfy personal grievance? How do
you know, Brandon. that ! am not IN
love with you at this very
Good heavens, Sara" he cried,
agape.
-. at this very mornent?" she con-
tinued. 1T would not be so very
strange, would it? | am very human
The power to love is not denied me,
Oh, | am merely philosophizihg Don't
look so serious. We viii suppose that
| continued along my career as the
woman scorned. You have seen how
smart under the lash Well?"
But all that is impossible" said
Booth his face clearing You're not
In love with me, and never can be-
That! tor your philosophy
At the same instant he became
aware Of the singular CLEAN in her
eyes; liquid oriental glow that
seemed to reflect light on her lower
lids as she sat there with her face III
the shadow. Once or twice before lie
had boen conscious of the mysterious,
seductive appeal. Tie stared back AT
her, almost defensiyely. but her gaze
did not waver 1t was he who first
looked away, cpriously uncomfortable,
Still" she said slowly, Il think you
would be Wise to consider all possible
contingencies"
I'm take chances, Sara he said,
with an odd buoyancy in his voice that,
for the life Of him, he could not eA'
plain even to himself,
Even admitting that such should
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roll judicially, Il don't believe you'd
20 so far as to put your loyal friends
In jeopardy. Sara SO we viii dismiss
the thought Don't forget, however,
that you hold them in the hollow OF
your hand My original contention was
based on the time-honored saying,
murder viii out we never can tell
what may turn up The best laid plans
OF men aud mice Oft"
Sara scttied back among the cush-
ions with peremptory wave OF her
hand The loose, flowing sleeve fell
away, revealing her white, eAqulsitely
modelled arm almost 10 the shoulder.
For some strange unaccouhtable rea-
son Booths eyes Tell
Il am tired, wretehediy tired. 1t has
been most exhausting day" she said,
with a sudden note of WEAKNESS IN her
voice. Both men started UP apollo
geticaily. Il will think seriously OF
your plan, MIR Carroll. There is no
hurry, I'm sure. Please send Miss
Wrandall in 20 me, viii you? Perhaps
YOU would better tell Hetty to come
in as soon as Vivian leaves. Come
back tomorrow afternoon, Brandon.
shall be much more cheerful by the
way. have you noticed that Dicky, out
in the library. has been singing all aft
ernoon as If his little throat would
split? 1t is very curious. but today Is
the first time he has uttered a note
Ia nearly five months Just listen to
him, He is fairly riotous with song >
Booth leaned over and kissed the
hand she lifted to him. HE Is like the