The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15


before Miss Worthington's closed door.
"Ony say good night, Florence" he re.
peated thrice; but no answer came fol
him,
Maud heard him on the landing rs she
a,.rd, and stopped moment to listen.
.NWhy, she must be asleep, Phil! She
was dead tired"
"She must have been pretty quick about
Il then. IL can be only ten minutes
since Ethel left her. You say good night,
Maud"
Florence's voice now responded quickly
enough
"Good night. am SO tired, and hurry
ing to bed. Don't wait, DEAR"
Little witchw Philip thought. "She
shall pay me for this" And the next
morning he was up and away before Miss
Worthington's first appearance was made.
Ethel, with an unusual long face en-
lightcned her as to her brothers move
| mcnts,
at is n shame, Florence! Philip de.
clarcs that he shall not be at home again
for week or ten days. He says he has
some heavy work on hand, which he must
| attend to closely night and day."
Florence, to all outward appearance, was
sublimcly Indifferent,
alt is so odd that he never said q word
about it yesterday" Maud interposed.
eyes; it is Il shame Of him." Ethel de.
clared. "And he so seldom stays away
only once or twice in u way. He told
mamma this morning he could not be home
for week at least, though he will run in
to see papa. And he says we may have
tea with him Thursday, if we like. |
can't endure the house when he is away"
cat any rate you will have to try to do
so for week at least, Ethelw her sister
| answered.
A burning sun, though it was nearly
winter, was shining into the open windows
of Il handsome draWing-room in the Rue
Guiacinta, Nice. Orangc.trces were in
flower, and the air was heavily laden with
their sweet perfume; everywhere was the
sky clear, and blue with that intense blue
ness that is seen only in Italy and the
South Of France. The season was winter
only in name. The Countess Raven was
even flaming herself close TO the open WIN
dow, and her daughter, Lady Mcddowes,
was playing with her son and heir, on &C.
count OF whose supposed delicate health
she intended wintering in the South Of
France.
"Johnny does look stronger, does he not,
mother" Lady Meddowcs asked. "See
what u lovely color he is getting"
The child, a fair little boy OF about two
years, WAS romping boisterously, with few
signs Of being really fragile or delicate, on
his young mothers lap, while two little
polished oak floor
"Ycs; don't think there Is much to
worry about with him Margaret; he seems
strong and we'll"
"But still il was Il wise prccaution to
come here for the winter, because you
know, he never has been quite himself
since he had the whooping-cough last
spring"
"Madgc looks and seems more delicate to
me-" said Lady Raven.
"Oh, don't think she ais much! the
mother answered carcIessly, soon betray.
ing where all her strongest feelings were
concentrated. cit is dull here, though
sunshine and blue sky everlasting, but no
amusement of any kind" Lady Meddowes
went Oh frctiulIy; sand John never sends
me any news worth having from England.
am sure he could il he would. Nothing
but politics, and his own friends, about
whom he knows | am never interested. lie
announces his intention of being with US
about Christmas, and he says too that Ra-
ven seems to be spending money rather
recklessly."
al am afraid he will always do that, her
mother returned in hopeless tone; and |
then she added, IL cannot help feeling |
anxious about your cousin Florence.
~ am sure you need not fidgct about her,
Lady Mcddowes said quickly;
''she is perfectly safe for the present, and
appears, from her letters, TO be happy
enough"
"She seems to me to be rather too hap
py, Margaret; and cannot forget that she
is poor Arthur's child"
"But she will do well cnough--at any
rate until our return, mother"
81 am not so sure about that, Margaret;
there is an Objectionable cousin in the case
and girls in her present state of mourn.
Ing and sccusion must find excitement of
some kind. 1t would be dlSagreeable for
US if she made a mcsaliance Of that kind,
when, little hence, she might make
good match. | warned her against this
cousin before she went to her aunts. With
the feelings she had then, she seemed to
scorn them all, and to view with special
disgust this chemists son, who after all, is
not her cousin really"
every umiable on her part towards her
mothers only relatives, and towards pco-
pie who, for the time, at least, offered her
a home" Lady Meddowcs put in frostily.
"Well, at any rate forced her to 20
there very much against her wish, as | did
not know what else could be done with her
at the time; but | should be sorry to have
her marry into her mothers family-she
will be able to do much better. She seems
now TO be contentcd where she is; this
cousins name Is for ever being repeated in
her letters"
Lady Mcddowcs seemed to be revolving
in her mind
"lf you like, mother" she said present
~, "yon may ask her over here for our re-
naming two or three months. Sir John
could brine her over about Christmas-timc.
i Will pay the expenses of her journey,
and she can share Marie's room--it is not
at all an uncomfortable one"
"fou are very kind, Margaret. Ishould
be glad to get the girl out of harms way.
and to give her one clear chance during.
London season again--shc can Tighten her
mourning by the spring" And Lady RIA
L.. L.