The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-23
Gke Bulletin.
IN THE CLOAK.RUOM.


Col. Vivian Verschoyle, c. b. and V. c.
had done his country good service, and
laurcls had been amply heaped upon him
he was 'bonorably mentioned and duIy
lauded, receiving his I'll of adulation ana
alteration from all the country ronhu'
His handsome face was as bronzed ~ ~
well could be, but all the mischief the nj
r,can sun had done his complexion hau
not spoiled the beauty of those oeeP,
dark eyes, or the perfect symmetry OF
those noble features. , uor-
There was a grand ontertainmentat mar
binedon hall on Christmas eve, anu No''
Verschoyle and his fance were ~ IL
The evening was more thah ha, ovor'
s.snS;nc nnder the mistlctoc, with great,
dsri angry eyes in the glowing fire. lie,
me telI YOU this brave warrior was very
much nut out just then, and about as an
ery ~ he could be you could see he
had hot temper, and that something had
occurred to render it hotter than ever.
The colonel was man who would not
stand being trined with, and he considered
that he had been trihed with in the most
shameful manner; he was there to learn
the cause, and he was waiting for Enid
Vavasor to come and render an explain
alton.
Meet me in the cloak-room in quar-
ter of IN hour he said to her, in low, de-
termined, hard voice, as she was whirled
away In q yalse by n tall, dashing young
officer whose name the colonel did not
know, and whose uncommonly handsome
face he had not seen until just few min
utes before, when he caught sight Of it in
the conservatory, amid orange trees and
csmelias, in very close proximity to the
lovely, laughing lips, OF Enid Vavnsor.
The storming of Magdala WE nothing
10 the fierce warfare in the heart of Vivian
Verschoyle az he witnessed that kiss. He
walked away 10 the far end Of the long
drawing-room at Harrington hall, bewil-
dered, maddened, furiously angry, fercely
jealous. This great, strong, noblo.hearted
man had given all his pure, true love to
that girl, and she made fool ofhim. An
mother moment and she was whirlcd past
him in the arms of the stranger valsng,
too, q thing che said she had given up be-
cause she knew he disliked it. The colo
mel was beside himself, and then it was
that he went up to her and told her to
meet him il the cloak-room in a quarter
OF an hour; and now he was there await
ing her presence.
She was long coming He pulled fur
iously at his great tawny beard in his rest.
less impatience, and yet he had not made
u his mind what he was 10 say to her,
though no felt that girl to act as she had
acted that night was no at wife for him.
He was Ntterly disappointed in her; for
he believed her to be all that was pure and
womanly, having lively aversion to the
fast free girl Of the period
They had been engaged about q month,
and her fathers estate joined Harrington,
where Col verschoyle was now staying on
visit to Lord Marlborough. Enid Va
vasor WAS the only girl in a family Of nine
sons, most Of whom were in the army, and
shs was the very idol Of her doting parents
Hal she was coming now-and Vivian
verchoyle turned his naughty face to-
ward her as she passed through the door OF
the cloak.room.
Enid Vavssor, how shall describe you,
with your strange, fanciful name and your
strangely sweet face 2 1t was not in beau
~ and excellence of feature she excelled ;
far beyond those rare blue eyes, she had
not single good feature, and yet-strange
eontradiction-it was lovely face, and
Col. Verschoyle knew it to his cost rs he
tnrned to meet it, with its winsome smile
its exquisite coloring, and its halo ofchest'
nut brown hair, riPplimg and waving oye'
the broad. low brow. Bright scarlet holly
with lust the faintest sonpeon of mistletoe
and another bunch Of the same Christina
berries appeared on the breast of that snow,
dress of softost lace. She looked almos
as If she were envelopcd in white clout
rs she came forward, and met the haugh {,
gaze Of the colonel bent upon her.
A little mischievous smile parted hel
coral lips. For moment she looked
about TO laugh outright; but she controlled
herself; and, looking up with dancing
lightin her blue eye, she asked, what is the
matter
Now our Abyssinian hero did not except
this efirontery, so he came to the point at
once with soidier-liks brevity.
Enid Vavasor, you are coquette-and
Iwon't stand it'll will not betrifled with =
OF course he meant TO say much more,
and make a longer speech, only the pretty
face looked so mocking that he stopped
short in abrupt contempt, She came
step nearer. and for some minutes they
stood there under the great bunch Of mis-
tletoe together.
what have done ? she asked.
The lovely laughing eyes were raised in
quiringly to his, but as he felt the spell he
beauty was casting over him he grey
more fierce
What have you done? What yor
shall never have the chance of doin!
agsin-made u fool Of me! he thunderct
forth, bis generally clear voice thick with
passion.
Remember, the colonel was madly in
love and bitterly disappointed, and the
STERN in his breast, as told you before
was even hotter than the storming OF
Nsgdsla.
L don't see how that can be, said
Enid, with provoking calmness, going up
10 this fireplace and putting her tiny
white siippered toot on the fender. /.
you have been made fool Of as you say
you must have made yourself one, Col
yerschoyle.'
The pretty lips once more wrcaihet
themselves in:u tho lnocking smile, ant
he was beside her in one fierce stride.
Enid said he, you know You hav
done wrong you have played with m
long enough, but it ends now. Lool
here
She looked up, all sweetness and sur
prise, but I think she shrank little u
she met the blaze Of passion Ia his eyes.
Look here, he continued. Since yo
have found some one else 10 kiss and fir
nth Won can LAT n haya baa