The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-06
Then he made few marks with his pencil.
Then Dora came in and said:

The students are to have a band here on
the campus tonight, and the town are in
Vted 70 stroll about IN the moonlight. Ada
want you and Mr.. Vane to dine with John
and me, and then we can all come back to.
gcther."
Agreed. On their way back to Violet
BANK stylish woman, unknown to our SIS
ters, walking, however, with Port Royal
acqualntance-Mrs. Smith-stopped with
an exclamation OF surprise, and put out her
hand to Philip Mrs. Smith then presented
Mrs Forsyth, her guest, adding: "Mrs.
rorsyth wants to come pand see President
rield about her brother, who is in college.
snail we find him morrow morningT'
ADA said yes, she thought so; and they
walked on
mrs Forsyth's stunning, isn't shel" in
CURED Philip. Atwhich Ada was stupidity
displeased
Somehow there was lack in the moon
light concert on the campus, and Ada went
nome less gay than she had been of late.
But Philip had promised to come the next
morning, and when the time came she
proceeded to make herself lovely for him.
One OF the students had brought her some
fresh laurel, and she pinned bright bits of
1t In her hair and at her throat. She should
always associate laurel now with the
| one person. Then she seated herself in
deep window-seat. Steps came up the
walk; stopped at the door; the bell rang.
Talk and laughter came into her through
the open window That was surely Mrs.
Smith yes, and that horrid Mrs. Forsyth
was with her, saying, Mr., Vane"--ah!
so Philip was there too, they had met on
the way, no doubt-"did you 60 to the
promenade concert last night2"
And Philip replied carelessly, in his
delicious hpte-like voice, Eyes, worse luck.
TWAS stupid affair."
A mere passing speech but Ada sprane
to her feet, and confronted her flaming
face and angry eyes in the mirror close
at hand. She pulled out the
laurel blossoms she had adorned
| herself with, and stamped on them. She
hated them; she hated herself. A stupid
affair And they had been together; and
| when they parted he had kissed the rose
she gave him. The next moment her three
guests were announced and she cooled
down as We all must on occasions. The
morning went by aimlessly. Phillip lin.
gered little behind Mrs. Forsyth, as she
was leaving, to say, II notice that our
laurel is beginning to be blown about the
edges. Hardly worth while to attempt it,
is it!' And Ada answered, ''No, it is
only worth throwing away" Then Phillip
| In n tha 10 &c Il q
careless, charming, idle. His fit of work
was over for the present. Ada, for her
part tossed away the laurel bough, with
icy fingers, and silly head and stupid
heart that ached in unison
| And actually that was the end of tool
ish dream that only lasted four weeks. at
ter all. A morning or so later Philip called
a. Violet bank to say good.by. Ada was
again staying with her sister for few DAYS.
Mrs. Ray was indisposed-a bad headache
so she could not see him. She sent him
down, however, cordial little pencilled
note of farewell, begging him to wait
few moments for her sisters return. Ada
had gone out for little while. Philip was
sincerely sorry not to see Mrs. Ray. Il
seemed to him now that he had always
preferred her to her sister; she was less
positive. He looked at his watch. Yes,
he would wait while. He picked I'D a
book, but had not turned over page be.
fore Ada entered. am inclined to think
that it was Ada's fault, upon the whole.
that the meeting was cold and constrained.
But on parting Philip smiled golden smile
and said, 81 am delighted to have seen you.
They told me you were out, but wouldn't
be turned off. | insisted upon waiting till
you came in" To do him Justice, this was
the way the case presented itself to HIM at
that moment.
sab, darling" Dora annotated to this,
five minutes later, II am glad you were in
time to see Mr.. Vane. I sent him word TO
be sure to wait for you"
Our Ariadne seated herself by an open
window and looked out at the shifting wa
ter without replying That shifting water
was to her still like life-as inconstant.
A parting equivocatlon! A very trihe, yet
sull "the little flaw within the lute.n Then
she looked up at the clear blue sky with
gathering tears. II am glad there are
some things that do not deceive, she
thought
After this episode Ada was gentler, more
tolerant even Of Professor Luces clothes.
However he marked an era in his lite Just
here by purchasing a new suit, He also
put himself into the hands OF barber;
perhaps some one suggested to HIM that his
hair was too long; not Ada, however, I
am positive. The result was marvellous.
II is incredible what an effect the outward
man has upon the Interpretation of the in
ward man, But | am convinced that it
was for some cause still deeper than this
that when Ada and he next met she felt
that they had both undergone a transform
ing power. Professor Luce, for his part,
mentally and with contrition revoked those
harsh remarks I quoted above about pur-
yatorial fires. Ada was once more the girl
with whom he fell in love at first sight in
he good old.fashioned way.
People thought it was strange match.
He might be brilliant, but he was undeni-
IDLY uncouth. However, Ada told Dora:
He may not have the outward making Of
IN ideal lover bnt no one else has such a