The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-20

il new and subtle charm,
Once or twice only he shad seen Eve
lyn. He had fancied. too, she seemed
a little hurt at his neglect By-and-by,
when he was married man, be would
make up for it; and, by-the-way. he
must send Olive some flowers.
Stopping at the florists he met a
little figure hurrying out. She blushed
wildly on seeing him.
"Eyelyn!" he exclaimed. what are
you doing here' And where are your
flowersP"
IL was sending few TO friend"
she replied; and was gone.
Entering the shop, he found the man
filling II large box with the choicest
roses
"You know the young lady, sirp" he
said. "Then will you return her hand
kerchiefP She dropped it, l see. But
she will be in again. All through Lent
she sends three times week, box Of
flowers like this to the Childrens Hos
pltal. Or, II you can give me her
naine and address, will send it to
her."
'Iwill take it," he answered.
And, forgetting to order Miss Lang
ley's flowers, he went out again into
the street.
Somehow, Miss Langley looked for
him in vain that night The next there
was little coterie at which both were
present. Crossing the room TO speak
to her, he heard her say;
This is the sixth time Evelyn Les
lie has worn that dress this season.
OF course she is not rich, but her father
makes her quite liberal allowance for
dressing, and | can't think what she
does with her money. As for myself, |
spend every shilling of mine, and ! am
always in debt besides. Dear me! |
wish Lent were over. am so tired OF
sitting still"
OF course she was talking to
woman, and of course she did not
dream that Edgar Arden was an unin-
territorial listener. She caught sight of
him the next moment.
"Truantr' she said, 81 looked for
you last night. Why did you not
Gomez
II was undergoing an operation"
he answered-"and one not altogether
so painful as | deserved. Twas having
my eyes cured of long blindness. s."
Ten minutes later he stood beside
Evelyn Leslie and whispered in her
ear:
Evelyn will you come into the con-
servatory with me moment? l have
something | want to restore to YOU"
Silently she took his arm; then he
drew from his pocket the handker-
chief
"You dropped it yesterday in the
florists. Child. for whom were the
flowers you bought"
odd not tell you for friend?" she
answered, with blush. "Doyoa want
name and addressP"
"No-for / have them both; and l
have also learned that true charity does
not lie in ostentatious remuneration Of
innocent pleasures, accompanied by
criticism and condemnation Of ones
neighbors, but falls. indeed, as the
gentle dew in the night, UNDECIDED, un-
heralded, unnoted. until the suns rays,
shining full upon it, be.ray its cxquis-
ite beauty. Evelyn, | am going to ask
you for two gifts to-night--one of them
this little piece of cambria, with its
dainty bordering, since it is yours; the
other, the highest, noblest gift-your-
self My darling, will you be my
wifep"
The girl cast one quick, startled look
into the earnest, handsome face bend
ing over hers, and then the quick rush
of Joy into her heart leaped into her
eyes, and silently she placed her hands
into his.
"Such strange choice' said Miss
Langley, when she heard the news
$50 young and SO frivolous! why do
men never say what they mean?" she
added TO herself, thinking bitterly:
sin that case all my sacrifices would
not have been in vain"
The next winter, when Edgar Arden
claimed his beautiful bride, Miss Lang
ley devoted herself more assiduousIy
than ever TO society and its demands,
but from last accounts she was Miss
Langley STILL