The daily Cairo bulletin., 1880-03-23

l btCNunc yOu hhNC pNph ohJ A'S "s
these things that Mrs. Hunter writes
When you pecped at me from behind YOU
paper, thought you would find me somt
day."
"Do you know you are setting me crazy?'
said /. III you talk in that way viii
never 60 back to New York. Oh, Little
Angel
why do you call me that9" she said
pouting; tiny name is Lucy"
81 saw your initials on your music case
did not know your name; ! could not
bear to ask. / could not attract another
mans attention to you; / could not speak
of you to another man. And so filled up
the initials and just loved you all by my
self. Too old2 l am thirty"
"And l am twenty-six," she whispered.
"You are squeezing my hand, Mr.. Granger,
pretty hard"
"Forgive me-" answered, penitcntly;
| ~ did not know it. will not transgress
again, Miss Arden, if you will pardon me.
And let me hold your hand little while;
you know | am going away tomorrow
before you are awake, perhaps. 1t is only
bidding you good bye"
sand uncle Lawton9" she said anx-
i)usly.
~ am greatly interested in him for his
own sake; / am doubly interested in him
for yours. Twill do all can to save him
| from trouble or loss"
"Then all willbe we'll" she said joyfully.
"Mr Pinch has often said that you could
do anything. And if you undertake my
uncles affairs I shall feel very happy. And
YOU may write to me-sometimes.
"Do YOU think you will love me a little
one of these days2" l whispered. "Of
course not for year or two. But if only
thought had mortgage on you could
do-anything as Mr.. Pinch says. When
you know me better"
~ know you better than you know me,
already. Ask Mrs. Hunter. She says you
-. But l cannot tell that"
"Please, Lucy May call you Lucy?"
"Of course. She says you are an old
maid There"
"Well," | replied, stunned, VI am eager
to change my condition. | will marry as
soon as you will take me-to-morrow.
have a pretty little cottage"
"Yes, know; it was Mr.. Clasty's. l
have seen from the car window"
II will give you deed for it, Lucy, If
you will take it with an encumbrance."
"Wait until uncle has his old smile on
his face. Oh, how have longed for you to
cemel I mean. for uncle's sake, sir-of
COURSE"
Suppose / can get Mr. Lawton out of
this mess, Lucy2 Suppose he tells you that
all is plain sailing before him
"Then II will answer your letters; |
mean some of them. I have always liked
you-a little Bit" she continued, shyly,
Shut if you help uncle now, /"
"Come over here" said /, moving under
the trees "the moon glares in my eyes so
impudently. This Is far nicer. Now, may
| kiss you-just once9 To bind the bar
gain, you know. Oh, you darling my
darling forever" u
"Where the devil are you, Granger9"
said Mr. Lawton, racing down the path. II
have been hunting for you this hour Oh,
you have Lucy with yous"
"Yes, sir, and l am going to keep her
with me. She says she will take me as
soon as you get out of this mess"
"No. I only said you might write to
me-"
"Do not interrupt me, child. My dear
sir, exchange congratulations with me.
This darling Little Angel will make you
my uncle, and your nephew already sees
easy egress from all your trouble. To-mor-
row l will unfold my plans"
1t may seem that my courting was un-
usually easy in the initial steps. But l
discovered afterward that it was a regular
conspiracy and that was the victim. Mrs.
Pinch had spent year in Europe with her
daughter and had found Little Angel over
there and made her "governess" Then she
brought her home when she returned and
very easily secured a dozen pupils for Lucy,
whose sturdy independence compelled her
to work for herself. She was, and is, an
accomplished musician and she got good
prices for her lessons, earning over
thousand dollars year. Mrs. Pinch loved
the gentle girl very tenderly, and being
good friend of mine she openly schemed
10 make ndtCn DctWceu uti Plo'cSo
and me. | was pointed out to Lucy be-
fore | ever saw her, while was poring
over big ledger. Mrs. Hunter took her
to board at Balden, and these two old ladies
intended to get us acquainted each with the
other on the train. But they met a very
obstinate obstacle in Lucy herself who an.
nounced her intention to return to England
if they dared to take any steps toward the
accomplishment of their designs.
Continued.