The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-22
HUGH KENRICK'S WILL,
or,
THE STORY OF A POSY RING.
BY MARGARET HUNT.
Autk0r Of "T@ Leaden Cask1t;" "7Ho1nt-
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II never knew you wanted it until after
my mother had answered your note, at the
same time you can understand that no one
Wilkes his pictures to be bought by way OF
making amends, however grateful he may
be for the kindness which prompted such
feeling
"How entirely you have mistaken my
motive! When l tried to make that draw
ing my own, had never even heard of
you. did not know that you were relat-
ed to Mr.. Kenrick until after your moth
er's note came wanted the Calderwater
drawing for its own sake. 1t is divine!
Do let me have it--you will make me so
happy if You consent"
"You shall have it, if you will honor me
by accepting it,
"oh no. how can II Why DO you ask
such thingr
II should so ike TO give It to you
Please accept it,
Lucy shook her head, aud continued:
"And you would not give me lessons or
come to Calderwater while was therei'
Can you not understand" said he,
'that when people are situated as we are,
i, is almost better that they should not
meetiT7
.Yes when We were strangers; but now
that we have met--now that you own you
are not vexed with me about Mr.. Ken.
rick's will-why should we not see each
other sometimes
"There is no reason against it." said he.
alt is great pleasure TO me to see you"
"And perhaps some day you will give
me lessonsl"
81 think you must not ask me TO do
that" he replied with great hesitation.
"Not ask your cried she. "Oh! please
say why mott"
Il dare not give you lessons"
"Dare not"
ayes, dare not! am very poor man
i always must remain SOL am afraid it
would not do for me to see much Of any
one with whom my relations are so pecu-
liarl Perhaps / am proud-but that is
the truth"
"And you told me a few minutes since
that you owed me no i'll will" said Lucy
bitterly.
"There is great gulf between us" said
he.
"You talk of a gulf" cried Lucy, i'm
petuouply. ADO you think | care for
money!
"No, of course not but You have it, l
: don't care for it, and | haven't it; but
then no one would ever believe that
did not care for it--but you don't under
stand"
Lucy sighed. Perhaps she began Il
have some dimly-faint apprehension Of his
meauing--to see that he was afraid that
If he were too much with her he might
learn to care for her more than it'would he
well for him TO do. Possibly she felt that
he never would allow himself to love her
lest the world should say that be had
wooed her only to win back his uncle's
wealth. BE that as it might, she sighed
and sai0 "0ught we not to wave oul
handkerchiefs more vigorously the peo
pie ON shore do not seem TO see u.s."
ayes, think we ought. But they car
easily see us without our making signals
One thing we must do, and that il, go ny
the hill at once, or we shall have the It'd,
getting in between US and the steps lie
me give you my armw
"oh, no, thank you," she replied. cold.
1.-The was still wondering what hi
speeches could mean. Presently, Will
resting at the second fight of steps, sb
said, "fou have been on the Grand Be
since we were here together. ! hay
picked up your sketch-book"
my sketch .bookw cried he. "Oh than
you had a fancy TO revisit the places
saw with you"
That was precisely what she herse
had been doing. Could II be possible thu
any Of the thoughts that had passc
through her mind while doing this had a
4 30 passed through hist
al knew wboyou were," said Lucy I'll
moment you showed me your sketch"
"Did you, really7 raw that somethir
had happened. but had no idea what
could be. Then you recognized II
work. Miss Clayering, please accept tn
little drawing you liked in the Exhil
ton
"Ncverw cried she. "Why should
the generosity be on my sidei You tal
nothing from mew
"By.the-bye, ] have your brooch ia
v he. II looked for IL yesterday, and cou
not find It'll found il this morning."
N ..1hank you.' cried Lucy. "liow plea
ed Aunt Esther will be. and how pleas
X l SIN tool II was present Of my fatbel
n 10 my mother before they married, u,
\, his father gave II to his betrothed t.
XVI ,ta mn hNN NUM4H