The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-12-18
CHATTER IY.

At first Lucy's life in Chester Square
was rather trying. She was SO afraid of
the servants that the chief aim of her ex-
istence was to try to make them not no
tice that she was in the house; but there
were so many Of them, and the furniture
was so old fashioned and stately, her fee
sank so deep in the soft carpets, the rooms
were so large and strange to her, that she
feared she should never feel at home
there. Then, too, she could not read her
grave, well-bound books which were TO do
her so much good, without finding her at
tention wander, nor could she find taste
for china, or think her engravings any
thing but dull, or her pictures anything
but dismal and dingy! People came
sometimes and looked at them most rev.
erently; the housekeeper too, told her
they were enormously valuable, and ev-
cry time she was told so she went and
looked at them again, fcrvently wishing
that she could see their beauty. There
was cabinet Of antique jewelry and this
came more within the range of Lucys
comprehension, One day she was dull,
for Aunt Esther had gone to pay the Mos
tyn's short visit. and she herself had
been dutifully reading for an hour or two
in the library and was tired. She opened
this cabinet, and while wondering at the
strangeness and beauty of some of the
necklaces and bracelets, began to put on
one after the other, until at last she made
herself look more like an Indian idol than
anything else. She soon forgot what she
was doing, and ceased TO take any inter-
est in the contents of her cabinet, while
her thoughts turned to HazclwoOd and all
that happened there. Then she thought
of the poor girl whose name she had tax
en-, and whose place she seemed to fill
and wondered if she had ever been in this
room, and had ever deckcd herself out in
these jewels, and if Mr.. Kenrick, whose
portrait when young man was hanging
on the wall above her, had stood by adj
miring her. and telling her how beautiful
she looked and how dearly he loved herr
Her portrait, too, was there by Sir Thomas
Lawrence, and many an hour Lucy spent
in looking at it. She, still decked in her
jewels was earnestly looking at it now
when the door opened quietly, and Mrs,
Lishman came in. Lucy blushed; she
was ashamed that the stiff and formidable
Mrs. Lishman should see her thus bediz-
encd with beads and bracelets, and hasti-
ly began torcmove them, looking anxious
ly at Mrs. Lishman's face the while, to
see if that good woman despised her friv-
oily.
IL came to sec if you wanted anything,
Miss Clavering, 1t is rather lonely for
you" There was kindness in her tone,
and Kindness in her eyes, They were
grey and honest, but usually very cold.
looking Her face, though strongly
marked, was not unpleasing. Her hair
was twisted into tight uncompromisng
little knots, and then skewered or pinned
on each temple. These knots just APP
peared beyond her widow-likc plain cap
Of softly pIeatcd net. Mrs, Lishman al
ways wore black silk dress and net
handkerchief fastened with n diamond
pin which Mr.. Kenrick had given her;
but whenever this pin was lost, everyone
in the house, from the Butler, whose fig.
ure did not lend itself readily to STOPPING,
to the kitchen maid, searched high and
low until it was found.
"Thank you for thinking of me- l am
rather dull" said Lucy gratefully ~
was looking at that picture" and still
she stripped off her adornments one by
one hoping all the time that Mrs Lish-
man had not seen them.
"That picture is the very moral Of you,
Miss Clavering,"
"You know, Mrs Lishman, that is why
Mr. Kenrick left this house to me. Do you
mind his having left his property to me 7"
asked Lucy, humbly.
"rhat depends" replied Mrs. Lishman
guardedly. II think not but I'll see how
things 80 on before I pronounce II judg-
ment."
"Mrs. Lishman, Mr.. Kenrick told me he