The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-20


alone in the world, lie was lawyer
and had hopes Of one day becoming
successful in his profession.
"Who makes up the bouquets you
have here?" he asked of Marsh when
he dropped in thenext day as he often
did.
"My sister, she's regular enthusi.
asst over flowers" Marsh returned.
81 should think so for she arranges
them with exquisite taste. DO you
know any pleasant place out your
way?" he knew Marsh lived out of
the city, "wherc my sister and could
rusticate a few weeks?" he inquired.
"We don't want to 90 far from the
city, for should want to come in
once week at least
"My mother takes few summer
boarders occasionally" said the other.
"Perhaps you will like to go there,
our place is pleasant and you could
have plenty of good country fare"
And in few days the matter was
arranged and the second week in July
Bert and his sister were duly installed
in the little cottage, which, with its
surroundings, was perfect bower of
beauty. Both were delighted with
Myrtle, who looked so sweet and love-
able in her simple tasteful summer
dresses that Bert straightway COM
nenced to fall in love with her. lie
told Myrtle how he had bought the
bouquet and how it had been the
means of bringing him out there, and
produced the slip of pink paper.
Myrtle took it and looked at it with Il
blushing face, but felt treasured when
she found it was not the love senti-
mcnt that he had got hold of, and told
him she had sent two others.
The long days went by all too soon.
May and Myrtle were great friends,
and Bert was their companion on all
occasions of boat sails, drives and ram
bles.
Before they went back to the city
Bert had won slight confession of
love from Myrtle.
"To think that little fancy of mine
should have brought me lover"
Myrtle reflected after they had left,
Bert says the little piece of paper
kept urging him on"
Meanwhile Mr.. Hathaway had gone
into the country also; by the last of
August he was back, as also were the
other inmates of Mrs. Gould's board
inc house.
One evening he was surprised by a
call from Bert Rhodes, whom he had
not seen for six months. They were
old acquaintance.
Not married yet, Hathaway" Bert
said, after some preliminary talk.
mo, and not likely to be-" said the
other, with a sardonic smile.
Cant be suited, ell? Now, Hatha-
way, if you could only come across
such a darling as | found in the coun-
try this summer,
30 my love is like a red, red rose,
That's sweetly sprung in June"
lie murmured gaily.
so you are in love, Rhodes?" said
the other in slightly envious tone.
"Yes, and she's sweet, artless and
beautiful" Bert went on with enthu-
siasm. II found her where | spent
my vacation"
'I'vc been in the country, too," said
Hathaway, "but ! didn't see any one
| could fall in love with. They were
either coarse, red-cheeked hoydens or
affected old maids"
"You are too fastidious," put in
Bert.
"And the women in Cities" he went
on, not needing the remark, "are so
forward and designing that am dis
gusted with them. All the bloom of |
modesty is brushed of. Then he told |
of Miss Raymond's onset and of the
tender lines concealed in the bouquet
by Mrs. Clifford ending with "if l am
going to marry, | want Il chance to
win woman, but can't get it, they
all throw themselves at my head the
first thing"
"Why it was partly through scrap
of poetry in bouquet, that | found
my sweet Myrtle" Bert said, and he
told the story, and produced the slip |
of pink paper which he had always |
carried.
A dim light was breaking in upon
Hathaway's mind. He had preserved |
the note also. They compared the
two and found that the paper and
handwriting were identical. ~ got
my bouquet at Marsh's stationery
store in Cedar street," Bert said.
"Marsh's! Yes, that is where she got
mine, | remember now, said lIatha.
way.
"And I've been blaming her all along
for what was owing to freak of that
lady love of yours he went on dis
conlcntcdly. 81 was half in love with
Mrs. Clifford, but that episode set me
back, and | have since treated her in
such cool, Indifferent way, to let her
see that was not to be urged forward,
that don't know as can ever regain
my lost ground"
81 am sorry if Myrtle has inadvcrt.
emily caused you trouble" Bert said
half smiling over the matter, "but |
think an explanation on your part
will set it all right if she ever cared
for YOU"
Bert left, and Hathaway went down
to supper, feeling good deal annoyed |
over his mistake. He was unusually |
silent during the meal, snubbed Miss
RAYMOND when she ATTEMPTED TO be |