The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-09
CHATTER XVIII.


u hope You have bad a nice walk"
says Violet, politely. drawingher skirts
aside 10 make room for Mona. who has
just come in.
II is quite halfpast six, and though
there is no light in the room, save the
glorious flames given forth 10y the pine
logs that lie on The top Of the Goals, still
one can see that the occupants of the
apartment are dressed for dinner.
Miss Darling Sir NchOIas's f1ncef
and her brother are expected tonight;
and so the household generally has
dressed itself earlier than usual to be in
full readiness 10 receive them.
Very nice, she says. in answer to
Viulet'S question, sinking into the chan
that Miss Mansergh 10y small gesture,
half lauguid. half kindly, has pushed
towards her, and which is close to VIC.
let own II went up the avenue, and
then out upon the road for about a
half a mile
1t is a very late hour for any one 70
be on public road " says Lady Rodney
unpledsaully, quite forgetting that PEG
pie. ds q rule DO not 60 abroad IN pale
blue satin gowns, and that therefore
some time must have elapsed between
Mona 5 return from her walk and the
looming of her present attire And so
she 0vpr-rcaches herself, as clever PEG
pie viii do sometimes.
"it was two hours ago. says NJ,
gently And then it was quite
light. or at least, -truthfully-"
the beginning If dusk
II think the DAYS are lengtheun
SAYS Violet quietly. defending NJ
mcunsciously, and almost with
knowing why Yet m her heart-aga
her will as 1t were she is making re
for this Irish girl, who, with her q
appealing eyes and tender ways, is
20 be resisted
81 had a small adventure, says NJ,
presently, with suppressed gayety.
her gaypty OF late has been suppress
Just as ! came back 10 the gate b
some one came riding b., and tur
to see who IT was, at which his hor
as though frightened by my sud
movement hicd yic.ously and {
reared so near me as 10 almost str
me with his fOre-paWs | was fri
ened rather, because II WIS all so
den. and spraug 10 one side Then
gentleman got down and coming
me begged my pardon | said it III
matter, because ! was really unlnju
and it was all my fault But he see
very sorry, and 10 was dusk rs !
You, and believe he is shOrt-sigh
stared at me q great deal
" WellY'' says Violet who is smiling,
and seems to see Il Joke where Mona
fails ~ see anything amusing,
When he was tired Of staring. he
said. j suppose | am speaking To-
and then he stopped Mrs Rodney
replied /; and then he raised his hat,
and bowed, and gave me his card After
that he mounted again, and rode away
But who was this gentlcmanY says
Lady Rodney, supercillously. "Nodoubt
some draper from the town
NO he was not a draper SAYS Mo
ma, gently and without haste.
Whoever he was. he hardly eycellcd
IN breeding says Lady Rodney: "tO
ask your name without an Introduction!
| never heard Of such "a thing Very
eXeclable form, indeed. In your place
! should not have given IL. And to
manage his horse so badly that he nearly
ran you down. He could hardly be any
one we know. Some petty squire, no
doubt"
No; not a petty squire, says Mona;
and ! think You do know him, And
why should be ashamed TO tell my
name to any one?o
The question was strictly in bad
taste, says Lady Rodney, again "No
well-bred man would ask It. | can hard
ly believe know him. lie must have
been some impossible person,
lie was the Duke of Lauderdale,"
says Mona, simply. Here is his card.n