The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-05

rioicssoi Luce drew long breath. He
VINO mad hitherto professed to hold outside
shows In lofty contempt had condesended
to debate the external OF his manners: but
to be quarreled with for such mere superf.
cial considerations as coat or trousers! He
had gone on enduring Ada for some time
past, as some won en- are sometimes endured
by some men. Now he wanted to get up
and leave. Only he did not know exactly
how. That wretched awarkdness of his
was In the way of dignifed departure Ada
spoke next, quite cheerfully, since she had
sllenced him, the least in the world afraid
that she had gone to far.
u love the bay. One never knows what
new shape it may bring in from the sea
from day to day. 1t is like life, freighted
with surprise"
He rose and folded his hands A more
graceful man would have folded his arms,
but his hung limp at his side.
II trembled to think what life nav have
in store tor Inc. Prophet, said |, thing of
evil, w acclaimed Ada.
Eyes. OF discipline. Some natures would
seem to demand purgatorial fires before
they rise to their highest possibilities.
"Thank you for your good opinion
you well may. have a most excel
lent opinion or you. Have not paid YOU
the highest compliment that man can
pay a woman"
you are certainly as fully sensible of
the honor you have done me-" Nor IS it to
be denied that there was a self assertion in
Professor Luce's tone which most women
would resented under the circumstances.
Dora now sauntered towards the pair. She
did not approve of the intonations of voice.
Professor Luce said Good morning stiffly,
and left
ada, you treated him abominably,n Dora
said land you certainly encouraged him
at one time"
II liked him at one time. How is one
to tell one will change ones mindl"
"He is genius" Dora commented;
every one says so. Papa says he will
make his mark. He discovered two new
stars last year. So of course he
is eccentric, But rather like that; and
you did too when he first came to college.
You are so contrary. Your set Yourself
against him now because he shows his de-
votion too plainly. All the same, you led
him on
well, might have ked him"
'They climbed down the dark dusty
stairway and came out in the spacious en-
trance hall of the state house.
why" Dora said, "there's John"
He husband was showing off the archi-
tectual features of the hall to stranger.
He presented Mr.. Vane to his wife and her
sister. The two girls wore fresh white
dresses, Ada's with green bordering, and
their blonde hair and blue eyes were shad-
ed by picturesque palmetto hats. Mr.. Vane
viewed them with the spontaneous admira-
ton of the man and the artist
"Mr. Vane brings letter from my friend
Stevens, Dora" John SAID. Then to his sis
ter-in-law; ada, Mr.. Vane is fresh from
Rome, where he has been painting for a
year or so, You can talk art to your hearts
content"
"When talk art it is to my hearts dis
content" Philip Vane said, as they walked
away, he and Ada together. Dora, of
course, put her arm through Johns. She
had not seen him for three hours, and fifty
things had happened in the interval she
must tell him about.
Because your ideal eludes your answer
ed Ada to John.
"No; for more commonplace reason;
because am lazy. work fast enough
when am once at it, but hate to get to
work. | am an inveterate procrastinator"
What pity" Ada SAID, seriously. III
| can't understand that If | were an artist
with gift, should be brea.hless until
had reached my goal. There is always the
possible immortality"
Philip was impressed. Ada was nothing
if not earnest. In this instance breath of
her enthusiasm passed into her susceptible
companion. He looked eagerly into the
depths of her steady, clear blue eyes with
his liquid dark ones. "There is oxygen in
your voice and in your words" he said. He
passed his hand over his brow You have
put backbone into me-"
She lauged. She was accustomed 70 act
MS kind of mental tonic. But the stimulus
took effect with unwonted suddenness upon
this new patient How unconventional he
was!
Ada followed in the wake Of Dora and
John down one of the queer little dark al
leys, Of which there were many in Port
Royal, and which she served as shortcuts
from street to street.
"Where are wei' laughed Philip. "Ah
seas they emerged at the other end
go strange new world that hath such peo-
pie in it"" Uhis with half.depreoatiug.
lingering infection and little smiie.)
"Your quaint little city is tangle of laby-
rinths, in which you play the part Of Ari-
adne to my lheseus.'
His companion slightly started and blush
ed, and gave a low, odd laugh.
What is III" he began; but she put him
off with gesture, and he continued: "But
what skies you have! And what an atmos-
phere! When I woke up this morning
thought that had sailed into Paradise dur
ing the night"
"Saiedg"
Eyes My friend Sinclair brought Inc
here on his yacht. There she lies now.
am to pitch my tent on shore, while he