The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-10

CHAPTER II.
Sir Arthur Worthington was a man lust
past middle life, Of slight frame, tall, and
MISUNDERSTANDING, with what would have
been u handsome face had il not been SO
hard and worn, and with eyes too restless
and anxious, suggesting a brain tormcntcd
with worry.
Sir Arthur was, at present engaged in
pacing his room restessly, feeling eager and
irritable, until the door opened and his
daughter Florence entered; then his face
lightcned and sottsned wonderfully under
the only purely humanizing and unSelfSh
influence his nature know.
spasm of pain and fear passed sudden
ly through hS heart when his eyes fell up.
on the dazzling picture before him--thc
radiant face, the tall, graceful girlSh figure
draped in pae-colored silk and lace. The
pride in the young face was subducd into
marvellous SoftnesS as Forry came forward
TO welcome her father after nearly weeks
absence. Her eyes were not keen enough
to note the overstrained cherrfulncss in his
| greeting and the anxious feveri>hncss in
| his face.
"Why, FlOrry child, wondered width.
er you had flown with my lady the Count.
esS'! You are SO rarely out now in the dav.
| OF course you had my letter this morning."
| he asked.
| "No, papa, | did not"
"Then that stupid fellow Peters must
have posted it too late yesterday or forgot.
ten 1t altogether. ! wrote YOU line i'm
good time purposcly that you might expect
me. How well You are looking, my darl-
ingW he said suddenly, The sight of her
beauty raising his sinking ,pirt,--if Sine
had only known in what way
He seemed nervous and distract, and
Florence also, her amt'> late conversation
returningyyidly and painfully to her mind.
GLOW il all going OH for the invent y-lifth,
Florry' Everything settled hope, dear
hot hitch? mean our ball to be a
brilliant climax to a brilliant season. All
Is right, dear?' he asked, fancying he saw
shadow on her face.
ayes, papa, think so; you settled ev-
erything, you know before You left"
Given TO Medora'S dress. eh-the most
important thing Of all? 1t should be per-
fection-and will be, if you have kept ex.
actIy to Hunts picture. We must have a
private dress rehearsal. Florence, don't
fancy shall see much Of YOU on the occa-
sion" But an uumistakabe shadow had
fallen now on Miss Worthington's face.
which her father saw. "What is wrong,
chldY Has Thcrese made mess Of it,
But there is time to rccify it yet"
"Thcrcse has not bundered in the way
you think, papa; what Is more she is not
making my costume at all"
"Theresc not making It, Florence! What
do you mean?" Sir Arthur asked quickly.
"Only this, papa dcar-Thcrese has been
very annoying and impcrtincnt. And Miss
Worhington's face flushed again and shad-
owed more as she recalled her aunt'S words
TO her mind. And then . great pity came
INTO her heart for her father. II is not
much, papa dcar-nothng of consequence.
And aunt Margaret has kindly helped me
out Of my difficulty, or Medora's dress
would have failed entirely" she added
lightly.
"Be more explicit, Florence" Sir Ar
thur said irritably; but he knew too well
what was coming.
"Nou know ] have asked you many times
lately for money: but you have always for
gotten TO give me some. And owe The
reese quite hundred pounds-perhaps
Inore for ! think it must be nearly two
years since paid her entirely. and ac-
counts run up so quickly" Miss Worthing-
ton said thoughtGuly. "But have sent
check when could. And now she has
written me an impcrtincnt note, declining
to I'LL any more orders until her account is
settled"
"llang her impcrtincncew Sir Arthur
broke out angrily, But leave her to Inc,
my dear Give me her account and | will
settle 1t. or course you will not 20 TO her
again. 1t is provoking if she suits vol
though suppose there are Others a, good.
But what have you done about your cos.
tume' There is no time to be lost"
"Aunt Raven came TO the rescue, as yo,l
were away; and she has taken me TO Mrs.
Gilbert, There need he no fear about nv
dress" Miss Worthington said.
Even Sir Arthur, in spite of his sublime
indifference TO feminine attire, had heard
OF 80 celebrated an artist as Mrs. Gilbert;
and he knew She would not fall short in
any way--thcrcfore on that point he felt
considerable relief
ut is most extraordinary piece Of GOOD
hatuI' WI 'Ily Iauy WV 'OHnI'SNN part
never knew her guilty of a similar one be-
fore. All is well that ends well, Florence.
But what have you done about the picture,
Did Theresc return thati'
awe have had to do without tt would
not send for it; but you know IL was al.
most the same as the ono in our illustrated
Byron. have taken that to Mrs. Gilbert;
and as we drove TO her, aunt Margaret sug.
gested my buying colored print at Al.
bcrps But Mrs. Gilbert seems perfectly
competent. She says she understands the
costume entirely-and | am sure shc does
Her only anxiety seemed about my Jewels
and the string Of pearls and told her we
would choose what we thought would do |
from the two od-fashioncd strings of Door |
So must have them from the |
bank; you know they have been there ever |
since before we went TO Dcanville three
years ago | wanted TO ask YOU about |
them before papa, but have always forgot.
ten"
CHOSE cmcrnds and rubcs of your
mothers are too old.lashioncd and heavy FOR
you Florence" Sir Arthur answered oulck.
~. "fou must have some strung pearls
ana Jewels that are more Orlental.lookiny
--crescents and stars, and that kind OF
thing. | will ~ In ,,u 49,, "a, ia. A..